Defence Ministry: Russian Armed Forces have occupied more favourable lines on Avdiivka direction

Russian Armed Forces of the Centre group have defeated concentrations of military and equipment of the AFU in the Avdiivka direction, where units of the 71st Yeager Brigade, the 23rd Mechanised Brigade and the 116th Brigade of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry were hit.

The enemy was defeated in the areas of Solovyov and Tonenkoye.

In addition, on this section of the front, Russian units took more favourable lines and positions and completely liberated the Avdiivka coke plant.

The Russian Defence Ministry earlier published another video of abandoned AFU military equipment in the suburbs of Avdiivka after the Ukrainian military fled the city uncontrollably.