Advisor to the head of the DPR Kimakovsky: The Armed Forces of Ukraine left a number of positions near Avdeevka

He spoke about this in a conversation with TASS.

“The Ukrainian Armed Forces were forced to leave part of their positions near the village of Lastochkino,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

According to Kimakovsky, the Russian Armed Forces are striking at the Ukrainian army from several directions at once.

Earlier, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, presented awards in the special military operation zone to military personnel who distinguished themselves during the liberation of Avdeevka.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian military continues offensive operations after the capture of Avdeevka, 72 square meters were liberated.

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During two days of fighting in this city, units of the Ukrainian army lost 2.4 thousand military personnel, the minister noted.