The Ministry of Defense showed another video with abandoned equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who fled from Avdievka. On February 17, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about the capture of Avdeevka.
The view shows damaged and abandoned Ukrainian military equipment on the roads. The defense department also emphasized that the liberation of the city by Russian troops made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk. In addition, the Russian Armed Forces completely liberated the coke plant.