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War in Ukraine
Russia is doing all it can to capture Ukraine’s eastern stronghold Avdiivka, disregarding the heavy losses it has suffered thus far.
Oct. 26, 2023
War in Ukraine
Pretty much every source except official Kremlin ones say the Russian army is taking something between serious and horrific losses right now. Kyiv Post deep dives into some of the evidence.
Oct. 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
The battle for a huge slag heap in the town of Avdiivka continues with Russian forces advancing but unable to hold their positions due to intense Ukrainian artillery fire.
Oct. 24, 2023
War in Ukraine
The 40-year-old man and his 65-year-old mother were on a journey from Crimea to Lugansk when their GPS malfunctioned, directing them to the Donetsk-Avdiivka highway.
Oct. 23, 2023
Armed Forces of Ukraine
New Avdiivka Video Shows Russian Armored Attack Shot to Pieces Under Fierce Ukrainian Artillery Fire
The Kremlin has been attacking Avdiivka with massed infantry following big tank and infantry fighting vehicle losses in a long and so far unsuccessful attempt to take the town.
Oct. 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
The use of outdated technology in Russia’s latest assault might be an indicator of dwindling supplies.
Oct. 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
Over the past three weeks, Russia has thrown away something like two to four brigades of trained, regular army troops, against the very strongest Ukrainian fortifications, in the area of Avdiivka.
Oct. 23, 2023
Russia
The struggle to seize the pile of waste in the wasteland that was the town of Avdiivka could be the latest project for one of Ukraine’s best-known filmmakers. Instead he is fighting in the trenches.
Oct. 23, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russian milbloggers concede Moscow’s forces have made no recent gains in their attempt to take the town. A Kyiv official said Putin’s plans in Donetsk “have failed.”
Oct. 23, 2023
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russia’s continued assault on Avdiivka is making marginal advances but at the cost of heavy losses.
Oct. 21, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have been braced for fresh attacks against Avdiivka for days, after last week's disastrous assault by Moscow's forces.
Oct. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Russia had “likely lost at least a battalion tactical group’s worth of armoured vehicles in offensive operations around Avdiivka.”
Oct. 20, 2023
War in Ukraine
In a phone call to his wife, a Russian soldier also says he has so little food and water that he doesn’t have the strength the wear his bulletproof vest.
Oct. 19, 2023
War in Ukraine
The Russians have re-intensified their shelling of Avdiivka after the so-called "lull." Since yesterday, they have increased the number of shellings and the frequency of air strikes.
Oct. 19, 2023
Ukraine
The town has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance against Moscow, with Kyiv clinging on despite relentless Russian attacks during the Kremlin's almost 20-month long offensive.
Oct. 18, 2023
War in Ukraine
The latest photographic evidence of the Kremlin’s disastrous attempt to take the town shows a destroyed BTR-50, an armored personnel carrier that ceased production in 1970.
Oct. 17, 2023
The Kremlin switched tactics from trying to outflank the city with armored, fast-moving tank assaults, to infiltrating infantry. In one place they used a sewage tunnel.
Jan. 26