Zero Hedge: Map Shows Another Key Ukraine City Almost Fully Encircled By 40K Russian Troops
More evidence has emerged this week that Russia is poised to soon solidify hold over all of the Donetsk region, in yet more bad news for Ukraine, after its struggled to make any gains at all for the last six months.
Newly published military maps show that Russian forces are in the midst of a large pincer move involving some 40,000 troops closing in on the key city of Avdiivka, which has long been a Moscow objective since the war’s start.
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Update #1: 40,000 Russian troops poised for major assault on Avdiivka (The Telegraph)
Update #2: Ukraine War Maps Show Gains, Losses This Week as Avdiivka Teeters on Brink (Newsweek)
WNU Editor: The fall of Avdivka will be a major blow to the Ukraine Army. I give it a few months.