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'Fierce And Non-Stop Fighting' As Russia Attacks Avdiivka In Eastern Ukraine
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/13/europe/russia-attack-avdiivka-ukraine-intl/index.html
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“The fighting has been going on for four days,” Vitalii Barabash, the head of the Avdiivka city military administration, told Ukrainian national television on Friday.
Barabash went on to say that Russia was launching hundreds of continuous attacks on Ukrainian positions in the city in Donetsk oblast, with support from tanks and armored personnel carriers.
Geolocated footage shared on social media by reputable open-source intelligence (OSINT) accounts showed several Russian vehicles under attack by Ukrainian forces, using artillery, US-donated Javelin shoulder-launched missiles and also drones.
CNN could not independently verify those videos and what they purported to show, but Ukrainian officials have said so far they have been able to hold back the Russian push, destroying a large number of vehicles in the process.
“The enemy sees Avdiivka as an opportunity to gain a landmark victory and turn the tide of the war,” the spokesperson for the southern frontline group of forces, known as “Tavria,” Oleksandr Shtupun, told Ukrainian television on Thursday.
Imagery geolocated by highly regarded OSINT accounts suggested Russia was able to make some gains along the flanks of the city, but was not able to achieve a major breakthrough.
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