BBCNEWS Newsday July 2, 2024
i suspect that the ukrainians will be able to hold out and continue to bleed russian forces. moscow's campaign to capture avdiivka may be less about battlefield strategy and more about securing a propaganda prize back in russia. russia's forces have been on avdiivka's doorstep for almost a decade, since first taking over nearby territory in 2014. since then, ukraine's long—standing fortifications have, so far, held back a total russian breakthrough. but a new wave of ground assaults appears imminent, with reports of 40,000 russian soldiers massed on three sides of the town. and thi...
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