Cities are falling, tanks are burning – Putin's war is moving further south. Avdiivka is the current victim of the Ukraine war, but which path does Vladimir Putin take now? If the capture of this minor town has exhausted Russian strength, as it had done at Bakhmut, the Ukrainians may have an opportunity to rally and regroup their forces.
The Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies (RUSI) believes that Russia continues to pursue its strategic goal of completely subjugating Ukraine.