AVDIIVKA – GEOGRAPHY

News: Ukraine War Map Shows Russia's 'High Tempo' to Capitalize on Avdiivka Win

 

What's in the news?

       Russian forces on Ukraine's eastern front are intensifying their attacks in a bid to capitalize on the recent seizure of the fortress town of Avdiivka, forcing Ukrainian troops to retreat to less established defensive positions, according to the Institute for the Study of War.

 

Avdiivka:

       It is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

       The city is located in the centre of the oblast, just north of the regional centre, Donetsk.

       The battle of Avdiivka was a major battle between the Russian Armed Forces and Russian-controlled Donbas militias on one side and the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the other.

       It is described as a “gateway” to the nearby provincial capital of Donetsk.