Eastern Ukraine devastated the city Ukrainian troops have been withdrawn from Avdivka. They were withdrawn from the city due to severe shortage of ammunition in the country. This information was given by the new Ukrainian army chief on Saturday (February 17) morning. British news agency Reuters reported this news.
The new army chief, General Oleksandr Sirsky, said Russia had made the biggest advance in the city of Avdivka since May 2023. That year Russian troops captured the city of Bakhmut.
Authorities have said Congress has delayed US military aid for months, leading to acute ammunition shortages in Ukraine. Which has an impact on the battlefield. Therefore, the country has withdrawn Ukrainian troops amid fears that Russian forces will surround the city of Avdivka.
General Oleksandr Sirsky took command of Ukraine’s army last week in a major upheaval. He said that before the war, 32 thousand people lived in the city. This time the Ukrainian forces also left the almost deserted city and returned to a more secure position.
In an armed forces statement, he said, ‘I have decided to withdraw our units from the city. At the same time I decided to move from a more favorable line to a defensive position to protect the lives and health of the troops before they were surrounded on all sides.’
Ukraine lost the city nearly two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion. However, analysts think that this issue shows how important it is to approve military aid to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky will address the Munich Security Conference on Saturday morning. At this time, he can press the West for more urgent military assistance by mentioning this issue.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden warned on Thursday that delays in a new US military aid package to Ukraine have caused the country to run out of ammunition. Ukraine may lose the city of Avdivka because of this.
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