Russia has mounted a new offensive operation in eastern Ukraine, targeting the key city of Avdiivka.
Ukrainian forces are trying to hold off a major new Russian offensive operation in the strategic city of Avdiivka.
Russia has also launched smaller offensive operations at points all along the front line, intensifying an offensive near the city of Kupiansk, which Ukraine liberated last year, according to Ukrainian troops on the ground. Russia now appears to be seeking to cut off Avdiivka and surround the Ukrainian forces inside its defenses.
So far the Russian assault has appeared to have gone badly, according to Ukrainian military officials and open source researchers tracking the losses. The Institute for the Study of War said Russia had managed to capture roughly 4.52 square kilometers of territory from different directions around Avdiivka in the last three days.
"The Russians have decided that they can already start their own counterattack in direction," Dmitrashkivsky said. "They are taking advantage of the fact that the attention of the whole world is on the events in Israel and they have started an active phase along the entire front line."
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