Disaster looms in Avdiivka: Ukraine is looking for a last resort after Russia's advance. Ukraine now also sends well-known 3rd assault brigade to the city.
The Russian pocket is narrowing to a gap a few kilometers wide to the west of the former industrial city. Russian bloggers shared a video on social media that purported to show Russian soldiers raising their country's flag over the former Av diivka coking plant. Ukraine is taking a huge risk in the process. The city was largely destroyed by Russian attacks after it had been the site of the military conflict in Donbass.