Once considered impregnable, the KEY city for Ukraine defense, Avdiivka, the most heavily fortified city on the entire planet, has fallen to the Russian Army. Avdiivka, shown on the map below, has been conquered in what observers say is a "complete rout" of the Ukraine Army.
Within hours, the bloodiest battle of the 21st century (so far) will be over.
For those who have not kept up on developments in the Russian Special Military Operation (SMO), Avdiivka is the place from which the Ukrainian Army has shelled the civilians of Donetsk City for TEN YEARS!
There are going to be lots of tactical, strategic, and political implications from this that we will see over the next days and weeks.
There are reportedly very FEW Ukrainian defenses behind Avdiivka; the Ukrainians put all their eggs into one basket, counting on the deep Soviet-era nuclear bunker system, and defenses built since the end of the civil war to make it "impregnable."
ALL of those defenses have failed and the Russian Army now controls the city.
(HT Remark: Remember how CNN and Bloomberg crowed endlessly that cutting Russia off from SWIFT was like using a Nuclear Weapon, and that there was no way Russia could survive that? Here we are, two years later, and now, there is no way for UKRAINE to survive!)
This is a developing story . . . check back for updates.
UPDATE
Confirmation video of Russian soldiers under a main highway bridge in the city of Avdiivka:
Already confirmed but here is verification video. Cheburashka, Avdeevka. pic.twitter.com/pvxUoGD7nQ
— T (@hy3ze0_m) February 16, 2024
Russian troops in Avdiivka City Park:
Avdeevka city park ✅
— T (@hy3ze0_m) February 16, 2024
Tuva bros pic.twitter.com/a0HGRD9B0X
Ukrainians SURRENDERING en-masse:
El ejército de Zelensky se rinde al Kremlin, Putin va ganando la guerra en #Ucrania cae Avdiivka y el remanente del batallón Azov aniquilado, la Alemania nazi esta perdiendo la guerra igual que la OTAN, mientras el títere comediante anda llorando por toda La UE, arrastrado. pic.twitter.com/4IXIDLGr84
— El Fantasma (@AlTopeyPunto) February 16, 2024
