Moscow's troops are hitting the Donetsk town 'with everything they have,' a Ukrainian official in the Donetsk region said on Saturday.
Russian forces have gained ground around the Ukrainian-controlled town of Avdiivka, new maps show, as Kyiv's counteroffensive against Moscow's troops moves into the tougher winter months.Russian forces advanced north and southwest of the Donetsk town of Avdiivka on Friday, also claiming some advances north and south of the city on Saturday, according to the U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War.
Ukraine had seen the Russian attack on Avdiivka coming, a spokesperson for Kyiv's military intelligence agency said earlier this week, and there are indications that it had prepared for the assault, such as by laying mines, the ISW said.Around 1,600 residents are still living in Avdiivka, Vitaliy Barabash, who heads up the town's military administration, has previously estimated. It had a pre-war population of around 30,000.
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