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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 .
Avdiivka is an industrial city in central Donetsk Oblast and located northwest of Donetsk city, the region's principal city. [37] Avdiivka is home to the Avdiivka Coke Plant, the largest coke producer in Ukraine, and widely known as "Koksokhim". [49] The city had a pre-war population of about 32,000 people. [3] [30]
Avdiivka has been on the front lines since Russian-backed fighters seized large portions of the Donbas region, including the nearby city of Donetsk, in 2014. It has been under fire since Russia ...
Avdiivka sits in the industrial Donbas region, 15 km (nine miles) north of the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. Before the war, its Soviet-era coke plant was one of Europe's top producers.
The Russian advance into the ruins of the city of Avdiivka was only a matter of time.. Ukrainian forces were vastly outnumbered and had suffered a daily onslaught since October, in a city that has ...
Avdiivka urban hromada (Ukrainian: Авді́ївська міська́ грома́да, romanized: Avdíyivsʹka misʹká hromáda) is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Avdiivka. [1] It has an area of 30.2 square kilometres (11.7 sq mi) and a population of 32,579, as of ...
The fall of Avdiivka is Russia's biggest gain since it captured the city of Bakhmut in May 2023, and comes almost two years to the day since President Vladimir Putin triggered a full-scale war by ...
The village is strategically located near Avdiivka and Pisky. Since around fall 2022, contested by Russia. [6] On 9 April 2024, Russian milibloggers claimed that Russian forces captured the village. [7] On 10 April 2024, Ukrainian media reported that Russian forces had captured Pervomaiske. [8]