A Russian soldier told about the cleansing of Avdiivka from Ukrainian nationalists

Servicemen of the 55th Guards Brigade of the Central Military District told about the cleansing of Avdiivka from Ukrainian nationalists

The fighters showed the way in which the assault groups made their way to the city center, demonstrated the fortified positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign-made weapons abandoned by Ukrainian units during the retreat.

According to the servicemen who liberated the city, the fiercest fighting took place in the area of the railway station, where the most combat-ready units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were concentrated. The 55th Guards Brigade was tasked with advancing towards the city center. The assault groups were advancing from several directions. The main forces were making their way along Sobornaya Street.

The enemy's firing points were in almost every house. There are networks of trenches and shelters nearby, and military equipment among the houses. Now the fighters are finding mortar mines, hand grenade launchers, zinc cartridges and grenades for grenade launchers left by the APU in positions. Most of the discovered weapons and ammunition are imported