Commander: Some units of 3rd Assault Brigade were 'completely surrounded' in Avdiivka but managed to escape.
Russia takes Avdiivka at steep price, as Ukraine forced to face shortcomings
The capture of Avdiivka is Russia's first major achievement in nine months, but it doesn't leave any side looking good.
For Russia, it was a Pyrrhic victory that consumed an army's worth of equipment and killed or mangled estimated tens of thousands of Russian men to capture