There is a city called Avdiivka. You might have heard of it. Three weeks ago it was the key defensive stronghold holding the defenses of eastern Ukraine together. Estimates were that after the mud dried the Russians would assault this fortress city in late spring. Today, the entire Uke garrison has been routed. How did that happen? You can watch exactly, day by day, how the Russians did it on YouTube. You’ll be impressed. In 10 days, through constant maneuver, they broke through. They are currently maneuvering to take advantage of the rout. Are you commenting on the right war? We’re talking about Ukraine here.
“Three weeks ago it was the key defensive stronghold holding the defenses of eastern Ukraine together”
That is silly. Adiivka was a vulnerable salient. It could be and was bypassed on both flanks. The Russians coukd have attacked anywhere else on that long front, without regard as to whether they held Adiivka or not.
The Uke garrison was one brigade and it seems they withdrew.
The Russians outnumbered them on the order of 10:1 locally. And the critical factor seems to be that the Ukrainians didnt want to commit their limited artillery ammo stocks to continue holding this vulnerable point.