Avdiivka: Defenses Collapse, Ukrainians Evacuate in Chaos Before Being Encircled – Russian Flag Flies in Same Place Zelensky Took His Defiant Selfie (VIDEOS)
Although the battle for Avdiivka has been ongoing for a decade, I’ve ‘only’ been writing about it since the main siege operations started in October.
It’s a multi-layered effort, and the way Russian forces go about it, splintered into many simultaneous directions to overextend the defenses in a way that the least promising section of the front today may be tomorrow’s breakthrough – so it’s complex to report in a meaningful way.
However, every now and then, a development perfectly encapsulates everything that’s happening, and makes it easier to convey the story.
Russian forces have divided the strongly fortified Donbas city of Avdiivka in two and are strangling Ukrainian troops in the southern section as they now control the main supply line – while combat is also ongoing in the north around the bastion of the Coke plant.
