With the fall of the Avdeyevka fortified area, the Russian army officially declared victory in this battle. This battle is of symbolic significance in the combat operations of the Russian army, because the Ukrainian army has been operating in Avdeyevka for 9 years and has built powerful fortifications, especially a large number of underground fortifications, which greatly increase the difficulty of the Russian army's offensive.
Under such difficult conditions, the Russian army successfully conquered the Avdeyevka fortified area by adopting effective offensive tactics and paying low casualties, and inflicted a serious blow on the Ukrainian army, depleting the valuable strategic reserves of the Ukrainian army, which can be said to be a classic battle victory. The Russian Ministry of Defense also spoke highly of the campaign and said that it would include it in military textbooks so that the whole army could study and learn from experience.
For the Avdeyevka campaign, the Russian army began to prepare for the campaign in the fall of 2023, and until the official announcement of the end of the campaign on February 17, 2024, the Russian army spent several months finally gnawing this "hard bone". During this period, the Ukrainian army not only continuously strengthened its defensive forces, but also used several elite assault brigades belonging to the strategic reserve in the later period, but still failed to stop the offensive of the Russian army.
The tactical innovation adopted by the Russian army in the Battle of Avdeyevka is the use of a large number of precision weapons to strike, such as the gliding guided bombs of the Aerospace Forces, the drones of the ground forces and artillery with precise guidance, through powerful precision fire strikes, the ground assault was launched only after destroying or suppressing the fire support points of the Ukrainian army, thereby greatly reducing casualties and equipment losses.
It is reported that the intensity of the Russian army's attack in the area is very high, consuming at least 200 tons of ammunition per day and carrying out up to 460 precision firepower strikes, forming an absolute firepower advantage over the Ukrainian defense line. In addition, the Russian army has established a tight air defense system in the region to resist frequent drone attacks by the Ukrainian army. All in all, the offensive tactics of the Russian army are very tight, constantly conducting tactical reconnaissance and testing, discovering the support points of the Ukrainian army, and then using various means to destroy, step by step to encroach on the defensive depth of the Ukrainian army, and finally forcing the Ukrainian army to retreat.
It is noteworthy that the commander of the Battle of Avdeyevka was the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, who was recently awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation. Admiral Andrei Mordvichev is known for his ability to attack tough battles and is one of the few senior commanders of the Russian army who have withstood the test of battle.
The famous Battle of Mariupol also took place under the command of Mordvichev. Before the start of the Mariupol operation, many experts were skeptical about the chances of success of the Russian army, since the ratio of forces of the Russian army and the Ukrainian army was approximately equal, and from the point of view of general military theory, the attacking side would have at least three times the advantage in besieging such a large city. However, after careful consideration, Mordvichev decided to gradually attack the city in different regions, and finally the Russian army successfully won the battle of Mariupol.
With the end of the Battle of Avdeyevka, the Russian army is very likely to take advantage of the situation to continue the offensive, the Russian army has established a significant advantage here, and the Ukrainian army has deteriorated the defensive situation after losing the fortified area, and is currently rapidly rebuilding a new defensive line in the rear, but in any case, the Ukrainian army will not be able to restore a strong fortified area like Avdeyevka, and the Russian army will continue to continue its offensive posture in this direction, unless the Ukrainian army can invest enough troops and weapons to support here, but at present, the Ukrainian army does not have this ability.