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The offensive involved 30 pieces of equipment and a “fairly large” number of enemy troops. Ukraine destroyed 18 pieces of Russian equipment including three tanks, according to the report.
Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian offensive on the southern front following the withdrawal of Kyiv's troops from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday. Ukraine's army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Saturday that Kyiv's troops withdrew from Avdiivka to avoid encirclement following months of fierce Russian attacks, Moscow's biggest advance since its troops captured the city of Bakhmut last May.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces successfully repelled a Russian offensive attempt in the Zaporizhzhya front on Feb. 17, the Operational Command West reported on Telegram on Feb. 18.
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell has said that after the Russian presidential "elections" in March, Russia could launch another major offensive in Ukraine. Source: Borrell in his blog after a visit to Kyiv, reported by European Pravda Quote: "Another major Russian offensive could be starting in the months after the Russian 'elections' in March.