Russian forces take control over Petrovskoye in Avdiivka direction – Ministry

MOSCOW, Feb 28 : The Russian armed forces have taken control over the Petrovskoye village in the Avdiivka, also known as Avdeyevka, direction, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

“In the Avdiivka direction, [Russian] liberated the village of Petrovskoye, took more advantageous positions and repelled 11 counterattacks of the Ukrainian armed forces’ assault groups in the areas of ? the Donetsk People’s Republic,” the ministry said in a statement.

Moreover, the Russian troops took better positions in the Kherson direction and repelled a Ukrainian attack in Robotyne, the ministry said. Ukraine lost up to 40 soldiers in the Kherson direction in past 24 hours, according to the statement. (UNI)