Ukrainian troops were “urgently redeployed” this Thursday, in support of the garrison of Avdiivka. The industrial city has become the epicenter of the fighting on the Eastern Front.

The third Ukrainian assault brigade claims to be carrying out counterattacks in neighborhoods conquered by the Russians. It estimates the opposing forces in its area at “around seven brigades”, with reinforcements continuing to flow in. kyiv also acknowledges that the Russians are continuing their attempts to “encircle AvdiIVka”