The footage published on the RT Telegram channel shows crowds of Ukrainian soldiers moving along the roads, and damaged Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment can be seen on the roadsides.

The second video shows the destruction of an infantry fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian army during an escape attempt. 

On February 17, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin about the capture of Avdeevka. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 1.5 thousand military personnel in the battles for Avdeevka per day.

The Russian Defense Ministry also emphasized that the liberation of Avdeevka by Russian troops made it possible to move the front line away from Donetsk.