Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Serhii Shoigu commented on the operation to capture Avdiyivka. He stated that the General Staff of the Russian Federation managed to conduct it with minimal losses. 

The Russian propaganda publication "RIA Novosti" writes about this.

"Offensive actions after the liberation of the city continue to the west, 72 square kilometers have been liberated," he said.

Shoigu also noted that, in general, the operation to liberate the city will be included in the textbooks of the Ministry of Defense. Indeed, there will be a great story about how to put more soldiers in one city in a few months than in 10 years of war in Afghanistan. Instead, you can be proud of the ruins that have been reclaimed.

It should be noted that the message about "minimal losses" was soon deleted.

Shoigu announced "minimal losses" of the Russian Federation in Avdiivka

As noted earlier, even Russian propagandists have already recognized the massive losses of the Russian army in Avdiivka.