Zelensky says Ukrainian withdrawal from Avdiivka 'logical' and 'just'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has described the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after months of heavy fighting as a "logical, just and professional solution" to protect the lives of soldiers.

"That was the main task for us, we are protecting our people, our soldiers," Zelensky said on Saturday at the Munich Security Conference regarding his military's previous decision to abandon Avdiivka.

The new Ukrainian commander-in-chief, General Oleksandr Syrskyi, announced the order to withdraw from Avdiivka early on Saturday morning.