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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 positions.