Russian forces advancing on Ukrainian town from all sides

28/11/2023 11:44

        Russian forces are intensifying their drive to capture the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, trying to advance on all sides after weeks of fighting, the town's top official was quoted as saying on Monday.
        
        Russian troops have been pressing land and air-based attacks on Avdiivka since mid-October, as the focal point of their slow-moving push through eastern Ukraine's Donbas region in the 21-month-old war.
        
        The latest push, reported by Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka's military administration, followed reports last week that Ukrainian troops had made some headway in halting and pushing back the Russian advance.
        
        "Things in the Avdiivka sector have become even tougher. The intensity of clashes has been increasing for some time," Barabash told the media outlet Espreso TV.
        
        "The Russians have opened up two more sectors from which they have begun making assaults - in the direction of Donetsk ... and in the so-called industrial zone. The enemy is attempting to storm the city from all directions."