Over the last week, the Donetsk region town of Avdiivka has continued to be the scene of the most intense combat on the front. As reflected in official Ukrainian public-release data, on some days approaching 40 per cent of all combat engagements have likely taken place in this small sector, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
The russian offensives have continued to be characterized by largely dismounted infantry assaults, often by Storm-Z penal units.
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Ukrainian units have likely conducted successful local counterattacks, denying russian forces full control of the village of Stepove. It is here that russia is attempting one part of a pincer movement to envelop Avdiivka and its heavily defended industrial zone.
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