Fighting between both sides remains concentrated in eastern Ukraine, particularly the city of Avdiivka, in the country’s eastern Donetsk region.
Russian forces have made the city a key target since the start of the war in February 2022, and are pushing to complete a full encirclement of it.
Avdiivka is currently a Ukrainian stronghold south of Bakhmut – scene of some of the fiercest fighting in the war – and is viewed as a gateway to parts of the Donetsk region under Kyiv’s control.
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