Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia
1 year ago

Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Associated Press interviewed 10 Ukrainian soldiers to reconstruct how dwindling ammunition, overwhelming Russian numbers and military mismanagement led to the worst Ukrainian defeat in a year. “Their constant assaults exhausted us.” The 3rd Assault Brigade arrived early in the second week of February, with orders to head to the coke plant. “But then we already knew it was too late, and it was out of desperation.” The 3rd Assault Brigade received the command to retreat from the coke plant the next day. Ukraine’s new military chief, Col. Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi released a statement Feb. 29 emphasizing the importance of experienced and decisive commanders and noting that an inspection of Donetsk had revealed “certain miscalculations in mastering the situation and assessing the enemy.” ___ Associated Press journalists Illia Novikov and and Evgeniy Maloletka in Kyiv and Volodymyr Yurchuk in Sloviansk contributed to this report.

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Russian Defence Ministry says its troops capture another village in eastern Ukraine
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Russian Defence Ministry says its troops capture another village in eastern Ukraine

The Hindu  

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday its forces had captured another village in eastern Ukraine as it advances westward through the region of Donetsk more than three years into its invasion of its smaller neighbour. A Ministry statement said Russian forces had captured the village of Andriivka — west of the logistics centre of Kurakhove, which Moscow said it …

‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Highest price for war’: Russia lost 430,000 soldiers in 2024, says Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Casualties understood to have reached record levels last year as Russia seized less than 1 percent of Ukrainian lands. “Seizing these settlements has not allowed Russian forces to threaten any notable Ukrainian defensive nodes,” said the ISW, adding that Moscow’s troops failed to conduct the kind of rapid, mechanised manoeuvre necessary to convert these “tactical gains into deep penetrations of …

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says its soldiers recaptured a Russian stronghold after hand-to-hand fighting

LA Times  

Smoke, dust and debris can be seen after a Russian attack that hit a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday. Ukrainian troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat as they drove Russian forces out of a huge processing plant in the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine’s northeast that had been occupied for four months, officials said Tuesday. The plant, a partly …

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50. Several thousand soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv’s Independence Square Sunday to commemorate the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more …

Ukraine’s chances of pushing Russia out look increasingly grim
11 months ago

Ukraine’s chances of pushing Russia out look increasingly grim

Live Mint  

KYIV, Ukraine—On the battlefronts of the east, threadbare Ukrainian forces are doggedly holding on against mounting Russian assaults that are expected to crescendo in the summer. Russia’s greater size is weighing on its smaller neighbor, with waves of armored vehicles and soldiers grinding forward against exhausted Ukrainian units across a front line that arcs from the northeast to southeast. Russian …

Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia
1 year ago

Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia

Associated Press  

SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — One Ukrainian brigade had defended the same block of industrial buildings for months without a break. This satellite image from Feb. 26, 2024 shows Avdiivka’s coke plant after Ukrainian troops withdrew from the city in February 2024. “We weren’t so much physically exhausted as psychologically, being chained to that place,” said Viktor Biliak, an infantryman with the …

Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia
1 year ago

Exhaustion, dwindling reserves and a commander who disappeared: How Ukraine lost Avdiivka to Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We weren’t so much physically exhausted as psychologically, being …

Ukraine says it has finally stopped Russia’s advance west of Avdiivka
1 year ago

Ukraine says it has finally stopped Russia’s advance west of Avdiivka

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Ukrainian military said its …

Blow to Putin as Ukraine says it has shot down three more Russian warplanes
1 year ago

Blow to Putin as Ukraine says it has shot down three more Russian warplanes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ukraine’s military has said it …

‘Era of peace in Europe over’ says Ukraine, as Avdiivka falls to Russians
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Era of peace in Europe over’ says Ukraine, as Avdiivka falls to Russians

Al Jazeera  

Russian forces capture their first city in more than nine months, partly a result of failing weapons deliveries from allies. Russian forces began to press Ukrainian defenders in earnest last October, after Ukraine’s three-month-long summer counteroffensive had ended, promising to deal Ukraine a winter blow. “And every time Ukrainian soldiers withdraw from a Ukrainian town because of the lack of …

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push

LA Times  

Flowers and toys lie on the ground at a makeshift memorial commemorating victims of a Dec. 30 missile attack by Ukraine in Belgorod, Russia, on Monday. Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak points in the country’s northeast, an official said Thursday, an area where analysts believe the Kremlin seeks to build on its recent success in taking a …

The fall of Ukrainian town Avdiivka was a loss for everyone
1 year, 1 month ago

The fall of Ukrainian town Avdiivka was a loss for everyone

Daily Mail  

Russian flags have been planted in the ruins of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, marking the biggest victory for the Kremlin since its forces took Bakhmut last May in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Putin's willingness to continue plowing as many Russian teenagers, old men, ethnic minorities, prisoners, foreign fighters and mercenaries as needed into the …

The fall of Ukrainian town Avdiivka in 'hellish' meat-grinder battle was a loss for everyone including Putin who lost tens of thousands of troops - now Kyiv needs the long-range weapons to respond, sa
1 year, 1 month ago

The fall of Ukrainian town Avdiivka in 'hellish' meat-grinder battle was a loss for everyone including Putin who lost tens of thousands of troops - now Kyiv needs the long-range weapons to respond, sa

Daily Mail  

Russian flags have been planted in the ruins of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, marking the biggest victory for the Kremlin since its forces took Bakhmut last May in one of the bloodiest battles of the war. This photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, February 19, 2024, shows an aerial view of …

Ukraine is investigating reports Russia executed prisoners of war after Avdiivka withdrawal
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine is investigating reports Russia executed prisoners of war after Avdiivka withdrawal

The Independent  

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Russia says it has crushed the last pocket of resistance in Avdiivka to complete the city’s capture
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia says it has crushed the last pocket of resistance in Avdiivka to complete the city’s capture

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces have completed their takeover of Avdiivka by eliminating the last pocket of resistance at the eastern Ukraine city’s huge coke plant, the Russian military said Monday, after the sheer weight of its troop numbers and greater air and artillery firepower drove out Kyiv’s forces. Some Western military analysts believe that Ukraine could counter Russia’s attempt …

Russia claims control of Avdiivka coke plant after most intense battle of war so far
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia claims control of Avdiivka coke plant after most intense battle of war so far

The Independent  

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Russia takes control of the Ukrainian city Avdiivka. What this means for the war
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia takes control of the Ukrainian city Avdiivka. What this means for the war

Firstpost  

Russia’s flag has been raised in the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian forces made a hasty retreat. The capture of the city is significant for Vladimir Putin’s men whose last biggest gain was the fall of Bakhmut in May 2023 A Ukrainian official takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike …

Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

Analysis: A key withdrawal shows Ukraine doesn’t have enough artillery to fight Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Dwindling ammunition threatens Ukraine’s hold on the 1,000-kilometer front line under withering assault by Russian artillery. But, when reporters asked if he was confident a deal could be struck before Ukraine loses more territory, Biden responded: “I’m not.” DWINDLING SUPPLIES The Associated Press interviewed over a dozen commanders, including heads of artillery units, in the war’s most …

Ukraine Leaves Embattled Avdiivka As Shortages Bite, Putin Declares ‘Important Victory’
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine Leaves Embattled Avdiivka As Shortages Bite, Putin Declares ‘Important Victory’

ABP News  

Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the capture of Avdiivka as "an important victory" after Ukraine's military chief announced on Saturday that his soldiers had withdrawn from the wrecked town in the country's east after months of fierce fighting, news agency Reuters reported. Although the Russian defense ministry stated that Ukrainian soldiers remained ensconced inside the town's coke factory, Moscow's push …

Russia claims 'full control' of Ukraine's Avdiivka, Putin calls it 'important victory'
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia claims 'full control' of Ukraine's Avdiivka, Putin calls it 'important victory'

India Today  

Ukrainian troops withdrew from the devastated eastern town of Avdiivka, Kyiv's military chief said on Saturday, and Russian President Vladimir Putin called the capture of the city "an important victory." US President Joe Biden warned this week that Avdiivka could fall to Russian forces because of ammunition shortages following months of Republican congressional opposition to a new US military aid …

Avdiivka falls to Russia after Ukraine withdraws troop from frontline city
1 year, 1 month ago

Avdiivka falls to Russia after Ukraine withdraws troop from frontline city

India TV News  

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said his forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. Rodion Kudriashov, deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, said Friday that Ukrainian troops were still holding out against the onslaught of about 15,000 Russian soldiers, but he expected the situation would “soon become critical.” “The enemy is trying to penetrate our …

Russia says it has taken Ukraine's city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia says it has taken Ukraine's city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal

ABC  

In short: Russia claims it has taken control of Ukrainian city Avdiivka a day after Ukraine withdrew its troops. Russia claims it has taken control of Ukrainian city Avdiivka a day after Ukraine withdrew its troops. Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, according to Russia's Defence Ministry. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated military units …

Russia claims full control of Avdiivka, says Ukrainian troops still in town
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia claims full control of Avdiivka, says Ukrainian troops still in town

Al Jazeera  

Russia makes its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut in May as war with Ukraine is set to enter its third year. Russia says it has full control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew, adding that some Ukrainian troops are still holed up in a vast Soviet-era coke plant following one of the most intense battles of the …

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after Ukrainian troop withdrawal

The Hindu  

Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defence Ministry has said. In a short statement posted on Facebook, Ukrainian commander Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had made the decision to avoid encirclement and “preserve the lives and health of servicemen.” The commander-in-chief added that troops were moving to “more favourable lines.” “Our soldiers …

Ukraine had a tough choice to make over troops in Avdiivka. The West cannot afford for that to keep happening
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine had a tough choice to make over troops in Avdiivka. The West cannot afford for that to keep happening

The Independent  

Ukrainian military and political leaders told The Independent late last year that they had contingency plans should the key town of Avdiivka fall. “In any event,” he said, “we will return to Avdiivka.” open image in gallery Ukrainian servicemen build fortifications not far from Avdiivka on Saturday Avdiivka is virtually a suburb of Donetsk, the southeastern city which in 2014 …

Ukrainian forces pull back from Avdiivka to dodge encirclement, army chief says
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukrainian forces pull back from Avdiivka to dodge encirclement, army chief says

The Independent  

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Ukrainian troops withdraw from key town of Avdiivka after manpower and ammo shortages give Putin's invading forces a symbolic victory after weeks of savage fighting
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukrainian troops withdraw from key town of Avdiivka after manpower and ammo shortages give Putin's invading forces a symbolic victory after weeks of savage fighting

Daily Mail  

Ukraine's forces have withdrawn from the key eastern city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, giving Putin's invading forces a symbolic victory after weeks of savage fighting. The withdrawal follows months of fierce Russian attacks and marks the biggest change on the front lines since Moscow troops captured Bakhmut in May last year The forces were rallying on …

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrawal
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrawal

LA Times  

Ukrainian soldiers fire toward Russian positions near Avdiivka, Ukraine, in April 2023. Russian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Saturday. In a short statement on Facebook, Ukrainian commander Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had made the decision to avoid encirclement and “preserve the lives and health of servicemen.” The commander …

Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for four months
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine withdrawing from Avdiivka, where outnumbered defenders held out for four months

ABC  

In short: Ukraine will be withdrawing troops from Avdiivka in the country's east where they are seriously outnumbered by Russian soldiers. Ukraine has started withdrawing troops from Avdiivka in the country's east where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months, their military chief says. Rodion Kudriashov, deputy commander of the 3rd Assault Brigade, said on Friday that …

Russia claims capture of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdraws from key city
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia claims capture of Avdiivka after Ukraine withdraws from key city

Al Jazeera  

President Putin hailed ‘important victory’ for Russia after Ukraine said it withdrew to preserve its soldiers’ lives. Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed his army’s capture of the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka as an “important victory”, following an earlier withdrawal by Kyiv’s forces. Avdiivka was a “powerful defensive hub” for Ukraine’s armed forces and its capture would “move the …

Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka, in Russia's first major battlefield win in months
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka, in Russia's first major battlefield win in months

NPR  

Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka, in Russia's first major battlefield win in months Enlarge this image toggle caption AP Photo/Libkos/AP AP Photo/Libkos/AP DNIPRO, Ukraine — Russian troops have occupied the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after a months-long assault that wore down Ukrainian troops running low on ammunition. It's Russia's first major battlefield win since last May and a boost for …

Russia takes control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdraw
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia takes control of a city in eastern Ukraine after Ukrainian troops withdraw

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia said its forces took complete control Saturday of a city in eastern Ukraine that was the focus of intense combat for months, a development that Moscow could use to boost morale as the second anniversary of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches with the war largely at a stalemate. The Russian Defense Ministry’s announcement came the …

Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia tightens the noose on Ukraine's city of Avdiivka where outnumbered defenders are holding out

The Independent  

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The crack unit of frontline troops that’s Ukraine’s last hope of saving key town from Russia
1 year, 1 month ago

The crack unit of frontline troops that’s Ukraine’s last hope of saving key town from Russia

The Independent  

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Why Russia is throwing so many troops at the small town of Avdiivka
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Russia is throwing so many troops at the small town of Avdiivka

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s embattled Avdiivka at risk of falling to Russian forces, says White House
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine’s embattled Avdiivka at risk of falling to Russian forces, says White House

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House said Ukraine’s …

Russians plant flag in Avdiivka as city set to be first to fall in almost a year
1 year, 1 month ago

Russians plant flag in Avdiivka as city set to be first to fall in almost a year

The Telegraph  

Russia planted a flag in the heart of Avdiivka on Friday, as the eastern Ukrainian city looked set to become the first to fall to Moscow’s forces in almost a year. “I think it’s clear Ukrainian forces are withdrawing,” Michael Kofman, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, a US-based think tank, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Ukraine’s …

Ukraine reinforces 'critical' frontline town of Avdiivka
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine reinforces 'critical' frontline town of Avdiivka

The Hindu  

Ukraine has rushed soldiers to the embattled eastern town of Avdiivka, surrounded on three sides by Russian forces, where the military said the situation was "extremely critical". Ukraine's new army chief Oleksandr Syrsky acknowledged that his troops were outnumbered on the battlefield and facing "extremely difficult" conditions after a visit Wednesday to troops around Avdiivka. A Ukrainian rocket strike killed …

Analysis: Russia’s tiny, Pyrrhic advances in Ukraine’s east
1 year, 3 months ago

Analysis: Russia’s tiny, Pyrrhic advances in Ukraine’s east

Al Jazeera  

Russia is making incremental inroads in eastern Ukraine and may soon hold the strategic town of Avdiivka. Ukrainian forces lack air support and medium-range missiles to disrupt Russian supply lines and break through heavily fortified Russian defence installations along the crescent-shaped, 1,000km-long front line. As a result, Ukrainian forces have failed to achieve their goal of reaching the Sea of …

Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia unleashes assault waves on Ukraine’s Avdiivka, refugees on Nordics

Al Jazeera  

Russia is losing manpower at pace, says Ukraine, whose army has been mostly on the defensive in recent days. On one day alone, Ukraine’s military said it had “eliminated” 1,100 Russian soldiers and 30 tanks. Russian fatalities came to almost 1,000 men a day – 6,260 for the week of November 20-26, said Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Oleksandr Pavlyuk. He …

Russian forces encircle Avdiivka and ‘ready to storm city’
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian forces encircle Avdiivka and ‘ready to storm city’

The Independent  

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Ukraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea as Russia tries to capture a destroyed eastern city
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine aims a major drone attack at Crimea as Russia tries to capture a destroyed eastern city

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine launched one of the biggest drone attacks on the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula since the full-scale war that started with Russia’s invasion 21 months ago, Russian officials said Friday. At the same time, Ukrainian officials reported that the Kremlin’s forces escalated their weekslong and costly attempt to storm Avdiivka, a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine. The …

Russia attacking Avdiivka 'from all directions,' says Kyiv
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia attacking Avdiivka 'from all directions,' says Kyiv

The Hindu  

A third wave of Russian forces is attacking the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and systematically shelling the centre of the industrial hub, its Ukrainian head said Friday. Machinery went to the industrial zone, because the asphalt surface allows them to do so," Mr. Barabash told state media. He said Russian forces were targeting Avdiivka with guided air bombs and …

Russia pauses attacks across Ukraine frontline amid losses in fierce battle for Avdiivka
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia pauses attacks across Ukraine frontline amid losses in fierce battle for Avdiivka

The Independent  

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Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’
1 year, 4 months ago

Tired Ukrainian Troops Fight to Hold Back Russian Offensive: ‘They Come Like Zombies’

Live Mint  

BERDYCHI, Ukraine—Every day, groups of Russian infantry attack the tree lines and pockmarked fields east of this village, which block their push to surround the city of Avdiivka. “Step by step, they take our positions," said Lt. Oleksandr Shyrshyn, deputy commander of an understrength battalion of Ukraine’s 47th Mechanized Brigade that is defending a kilometer-long stretch of the front. Russia’s …

Ukraine warns Putin is stepping up assault on Avdiivka as Zelensky reveals where fighting is fiercest
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine warns Putin is stepping up assault on Avdiivka as Zelensky reveals where fighting is fiercest

The Independent  

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Russia pursues Avdiivka with ‘meat assaults’ in a replay of Bakhmut
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia pursues Avdiivka with ‘meat assaults’ in a replay of Bakhmut

Al Jazeera  

Russia has doubled down on a campaign to capture the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka during the 88th week of its war in what appears to be a repeat of its year-long campaign to capture nearby Bakhmut, which fell in May. As in Bakhmut, the Russian tactics have consisted of waves of infantry attacks that Ukrainian commanders said would soon …

Ukraine bombards Russian forces with drones as Putin suffers losses in fight for Avdiivka
1 year, 4 months ago

Ukraine bombards Russian forces with drones as Putin suffers losses in fight for Avdiivka

The Independent  

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Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivka grinds on
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia accuses Ukraine of damaging a nuclear waste warehouse as the battle for Avdiivka grinds on

The Hindu  

Russia accused Ukraine on October 28 of damaging a nuclear waste storage facility in a drone strike on the Kursk nuclear power plant while fighting raged on for the control of the key eastern city of Avdiivika, where Russians apparently suffered heavy losses. Russia’s Defence Ministry said that the country’s air defences shot down six Ukrainian drones in the early …

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