Avdiivka Defenses Crumble, Russian Forces About To Split the City in Half – Move Would Isolate Ukrainian Troops in the South From Supply Line
The battle for Avdiivka has been going on since 2014. But since last October, the Russian push for the ‘key to Donetsk’ has greatly intensified, and the siege is coming to a boil now, with combat inside the urban area developing into street-by-street fights.
When I started to write about this battle, and using the sieges of Mariupol and Bakhmut as templates, I predicted a few things: 1 – The conquest of the city would be long and bloody (check); 2 – During all the time, MSM would stress how badly Russians were failing (check); and finally 3 – Once the settlement is taken, MSM will insist that the heavily fortified strategic city is unimportant, a ‘worthless pile of ruble’ (check).
