Soldiers of the National Guard of Ukraine filmed “unique footage” in the destroyed Avdiivka in Donetsk region. On February 23, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine shared them.
“Continuous shelling, destroyed houses and roads, mountains of mud and ruins. National Guardsmen are walking through the streets of destroyed Avdiivka under the explosions of thousands of enemy shells and bombs,” the Interior Ministry said.
The press service added that Ukrainian defenders had been holding positions in the outskirts of the city for “many months.” Tens of thousands of Russian occupants died in the battles for Avdiivka.
The footage shows a small group of Ukrainian soldiers walking through the streets of the city with weapons and backpacks. Around them, there is black snow, shell craters and destroyed residential buildings. You can also hear the incessant shelling in Avdiivka.