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The Russians persist in moving their troops to the Avdiivka front despite massive losses in their ranks. Source: the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Analysts indicate that Russia is deploying additional troops to the Avdiivka front, regardless of the ongoing problems with frontal attacks of motorised units and the failure of a new offensive attempt on 19-20 October.

"There are enough forces for separate operations in certain areas of the front. And the occupier's group in Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territories, we remind you, is more than 400 thousand Russian servicemen," Military Intelligence Spokesperson Andrii Yusov said.

Russian troops resumed their offensive near Avdiivka on 20 October and made minor advances. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: According to military analysts, the first Russian offensive operation in Avdiivka on 10 October resulted in significant losses of Russian equipment, and the fact that Russian troops regrouped and re-launched an offensive indicates that either Russian forces believe that they can actually take Avdiivka, or that the Russian military command is not priori

Russia's loss of several combat helicopters as a result of a Ukrainian ATACMS strike on an airfield in occupied Berdiansk will likely negatively affect Russian defensive and offensive operations on this axis, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Oct. 20.

Russian troops have continued with their offensive operations to encircle Avdiivka on 15 October but have failed to advance and slowed down the pace of operations in the area, although they may intensify their efforts to surround the city in the coming days.

Facing heavy losses and stalled momentum in their attempt to encircle Avdiivka, Russian forces made no territorial gains on Oct. 15, while the Russian information space changed its tone regarding the offensive.

Russian forces’ ongoing efforts to advance on the Ukrainian city of Avdiyivka have hit a roadblock, with the desired swift breakthrough proving elusive, U.S-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War or ISW has said in its latest report on the situation in Ukraine.

Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have noticed that the Russians, including their dictator Vladimir Putin, have changed their rhetoric about the Russian army's offensive on the city of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast and "temper expectations" about their advance.

Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) are observing the Russian forces' offensive operations in Avdiivka and the defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Source: the ISW Details: Military analysts note that on 12 and 13 October, Ukrainian and US military officials said they were expecting Russian offensive operations around Avdiivka and expressed confidence in Ukrainian defences.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces had 60 combat clashes with Russian troops over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 15 October Quote: "The Defence Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct defence in Ukraine's east and south, offensive operations on the Melitopol front and offensive actions on the Bakhmut front, killing the enemy, liberating the temporarily occupied territories step by step, and consolidating their position...