Avdiivka could send one of the best brigades of the Armed Forces - the media
Brigade General Oleksandr Tarnavsky announced the reinforcement of last Saturday, February 9. "We strengthen the lock border, set additional fire positions, attract fresh effective forces. Logistics supply is ongoing," he said. The decision to continue fighting for Avdiivka is related to huge risk, journalists say. It is reported that Tarnavsky had two options.
To take those who survived from the 110th brigade, from the unprotected eastern part of the city and strengthen the line in the center of Avdiivka or near the city, in the west. Or strengthen the 110th brigade and try to push the big Russian forces from the supply line. Tarnavsky declared "adequate response" to the invaders. This may mean the deployment of elements of the 3rd assault brigade, which has been in the reserve in Kramatorsk since December.
According to the fighter of the Yegor Brigade, in February the unit conducted regular intensive training and prepared for new attacks on the positions of the invaders. The events in Avdiivka may have forced the 3rd Brigade to suspend their studies and return to the front in recent weeks, the authors of the publication say. According to journalists, the decline of the defense of Avdiivka was not inevitable.
At the beginning of the offensive of the Russian troops in October, Ukrainian defenders were in favorable positions, but pro -Russian Republicans in the US Congress did not provide the Armed Forces with ammunition in a timely manner. Recall that Russian troops advanced near Avdiivka, according to data on February 11. The ISW told about the occupied territories.