The situation in Ukraine continues to escalate as Russia steps up its shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka.
Fighting has gripped the area around the shattered city, with Moscow’s forces stepping up airstrikes and trying to advance with ground forces. Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Shtupun reports that the occupiers have significantly increased the number of airstrikes with guided bombs from Su-35 aircraft.
The enemy is also bringing in more infantry, but Ukrainian forces have managed to repel eight attacks in the past 24 hours in the city, known for its vast coke plant.
Vitaliy Barabash, head of Avdiivka’s military administration, told state news agency Ukrinform that Russian losses in the current drive into the city are at least 3,000 to 4,000 dead and 7,000 to 8,000 wounded. month.
The situation in Avdiivka remains dire, with not a single building in the city intact and only 1,500 of its pre-war population of 32,000 remaining. Evacuations continue and the hospital operates under constant shelling.
In other news, the Ukrainian General Staff reports that its forces have repelled 15 Russian attacks near the hotly contested town of Maryinka, east of Avdiivka, as well as 11 near Bakhmut in the north east and six near Kupiansk in northeastern Ukraine.
And finally, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine, General Valery Zaluzhnyi, has discussed the “hottest sectors” on the front line with Charles Brown, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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