Russian forces have been pressing on with a long-running drive to capture the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, with heavy fighting ongoing near the Avdiivka coke plant and in the industrial area. Ukrainian forces have advanced near Avdiivka, driving the Russian army out of two positions near the coke plant. The Ukrainian military also counterattacked near Bohdanivka and captured two positions previously held by the Russian Airborne Forces. The initiative in the Battle of Avdiivka is shifting back to Russia after the Ukrainian counteroffensive. The frontline has barely budged despite hopes of driving Russian forces out of occupied land in 2023.
Over 21 months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fighting rages on with no end in sight. Ukrainians hoped the country would drive Russian forces out of swathes of occupied land in 2023, but the frontline has barely budged https://t.co/u3h03xMJUO https://t.co/r4OX2jpTSg
With the Ukrainian counteroffensive over, the new phase of the Battle of Avdiivka is evidence of the initiative shifting back to Russia. With no signs of the offensive slowing down, comparisons to the long winter Battle of Bakhmut are valid. https://t.co/vIfF7reQey
Oleksii Tilnenko hoped this would be the year Ukraine drove Russian forces out of swathes of occupied land. As 2023 draws to a close, his southern hometown of Kherson is still being pounded by shelling and the front line has barely budged https://t.co/rzMIJmRHJH
Ukrainian forces drive Russian army out of two positions near Avdiivka coke plant – ISW https://t.co/WB2c8gojpq
The AFU counterattacked near Bakhmut and Avdiivka - ISW The Institute for the Study of War reports that the Ukrainian military counterattacked near Bohdanivka and captured two positions previously held by the Russian Airborne Forces. The AFU also advanced near the Avdiivka coke… https://t.co/tp3eHalIEl https://t.co/yZZJrbFpVp
Oleksii Tilnenko hoped this would be the year Ukraine drove Russian forces out of swathes of occupied land. As 2023 draws to a close, his southern hometown of Kherson is still being pounded by shelling and the front line has barely budged https://t.co/nAG18auXq1
Russian forces pressed on with a long-running drive to capture the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka and both sides said they had made gains https://t.co/0jLuXG3Iih
Ukrainian Forces advance near Avdiivka, heavy fighting ongoing near coke plant and in industrial area – ISW https://t.co/y0fbk9jHmV
At the end of October 2023, assaulters of the Russian Volunteer Corps conducted a successful assault in the area of the Avdiivka coke plant. During a night attack, soldiers together with 🇺🇦Ukrainians cleared the trenches and captured the enemy position at close range with a… https://t.co/BdtK1aDOrw