Ukraine’s military says it was withdrawing its troops from Avdiivka after months of fierce Russian attacks. The chief of Ukraine’s armed forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said he ordered the withdrawal to avoid encirclement. Outnumbered Ukrainian defenders battled a Russian assault for four months in the key city. Ukrainian commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had made the decision to avoid encirclement. Do you think that Kyviv has no chance of winning ?

