Avdiivka

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Avdiivka, a strategically significant industrial city in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, has become a focal point of the ongoing conflict between Kyiv and Moscow. Following months of intense urban warfare and a sustained Russian offensive characterized by the heavy use of retrofitted glide bombs, the city fell to Russian forces in early 2024, marking a major shift in the front lines. The battle for Avdiivka underscores the high human and material cost of the war, highlighting Ukraine’s challenges with ammunition shortages and the subsequent escalation of long-range retaliatory strikes, including the deployment of ATACMS missiles and drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure. Coverage from global outlets like the Wall Street Journal, BBC, and France 24 tracks the geopolitical implications of the city’s capture and the evolving military strategies employed by both sides.