Putin says Russia will push further into Ukraine after 'chaotic' fall of Avdiivka


Russia's President Vladimir Putin listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during a meeting in Moscow, Russia February 20, 2024. Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russian troops would push further into Ukraine to build on their success on the battlefield after the fall of the town of Avdiivka where he said Ukrainian troops had been forced to flee in chaos.

The town, which once had a population of 32,000, fell to Russia on Saturday, Putin's biggest battlefield victory since Russian forces captured the city of Bakhmut in May 2023.

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