Four months of fighting in the Avdeevsky direction reduced the size of the Russian army by tens of thousands of troops.
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During the active phase of the Avdeevka defense operation, enemy losses amounted to more than 47 thousand military personnel. Ukrainian defenders also destroyed hundreds of tanks, artillery systems and armored fighting vehicles. The commander of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops, Alexander Tarnavsky, announced this on February 18 in Telegram.
According to him, the defenders of Avdeevka destroyed a significant reserve of Russian occupiers, which the enemy planned to use in other sectors of the front for an offensive.
The total losses of Russia during the active phase of the Avdeevka defense operation (from October 10, 2023 to February 17, 2024) were:
- personnel – 47 thousand 186 people;
- tanks – 364;
- artillery systems – 248;
- armored combat vehicles – 748;
- airplanes – 5.
Let us recall that the representative of the Tavria OSUV, Dmitry Likhovoy, stated that in recent days, during the capture of Avdeevka, the Russian command lost at least 17 thousand military personnel.
Source: Racurs
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