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By Alexander Ermochenko. AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - In the shattered Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, which Russian forces took in February this year, some of the few residents left said they were ...
Avdiivka is an industrial city in the heart of Donetsk Oblast and located northwest of Donetsk city, the region's principal city. [38] Avdiivka is home to the Avdiivka Coke Plant, the largest coke producer in Ukraine widely known as "Koksokhim". [51] The city had a pre-war population of about 32,000 people. [3] [31]
Avdiivka sits in the industrial Donbas region, 15 km (9 miles) north of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk. Before the war, the Soviet-era coke plant was one of Europe's biggest.
Large numbers of Russian troops are attacking Avdiivka in east Ukraine from all directions, and the situation is increasingly difficult for Ukrainian troops defending the town, its mayor said on ...
By Inna Varenytsia. NEAR AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian soldiers dug in around new positions outside of Avdiivka say Russian forces who captured the eastern Ukrainian town last week are ...
The commander of the Ukrainian 3rd Assault Brigade, which as one of Ukraine’s most battle-hardened units had been sent to defend Avdiivka, said the retreat meant Ukrainian troops could “come ...
Battles for Avdiivka, which is less than 10 miles north of Donetsk, have been going on since the beginning of the war but intensified in October after Ukraine’s much-vaunted counteroffensive ...
Avdiivka (Ukrainian: Авдіївка, IPA: [ɐu̯ˈd⁽ʲ⁾ijiu̯kɐ]; Russian: Авдеевка, romanized: Avdeyevka, IPA: [ɐvˈdʲejɪfkə]) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The city is located in the centre of the oblast, just north of the regional centre, Donetsk .