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Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat, characterized by relentless assaults by Russian forces, as the ongoing attack on an eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka entered its fifth consecutive day on Saturday.

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  1. Local News 8

    ‘Fierce and non-stop fighting’ as Russia attacks Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine (opens Local News 8)

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    By Vasco Cotovio, Svetlana Vlasova and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have launched a “fierce,” large-scale attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, intensifying the fighting there, but they have so far been unable to make significant progress, according to Ukrainian officials, …

  2. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war live: Fighting intensifying around Avdiivka, officials say, as Russia launches biggest offensive in months (opens The Guardian)

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    Local officials report ‘endless shelling’ of eastern town as president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Ukrainians troops are ‘holding our ground’

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    ‘Fierce and non-stop fighting’ as Russia attacks Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Vasco Cotovio, Svetlana Vlasova and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces have launched a “fierce,” large-scale attack on the eastern

  4. Euromaidan Press

    Russo-Ukrainian war, day 596: Russia’s assault on Avdiivka thwarted by Ukrainian defenses (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    Russia's biggest offensive on Avdiivka since 2014 was repelled by Ukrainian forces, resulting in the loss of over 100 Russian vehicles to ambushes and mines. The assault involved 2,000 Russian troops, tanks and intense bombardments.

  5. New York Times

    Fierce Fighting Flares Around Eastern Ukrainian Town of Avdiivka (opens New York Times)

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    Russia’s assault there may be a sign that Moscow is trying to regain the initiative in the war, after it spent months defending against Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive.

  6. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on key eastern Ukraine city (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    KYIV, Ukraine >> Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday.

  7. New York Post

    Intense fighting continues in east Ukraine as Russia targets key city (opens New York Post)

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    Russia has begun launching relentless assaults against Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country as an ongoing attack on the city of Avdiivka entered its fifth consecutive day on Saturday…

  8. The Economist

    Now Russia is fighting to gain territory in the east of Ukraine (opens The Economist)

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    The battle for Avdiivka

  9. The Republic

    Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city (opens The Republic)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat, characterized by relentless assaults by Russian forces, as the ongoing attack on an eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka entered its fifth consecutive day on Saturday.

  10. Euromaidan Press

    ISW: Russia’s Avdiivka attacks aim to stop Ukraine reinforcements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast (opens Euromaidan Press)

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    ISW’s analysts say Russia does not have enough forces around Avdiivka to fully encircle the heavily fortified city.

  11. Green Field Reporter

    Fierce fighting persists in Ukraine’s east as Kyiv reports nonstop assaults by Russia on a key city - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials reported intense combat, characterized by relentless assaults by Russian forces, as the ongoing attack on an eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka entered its fifth consecutive day on Saturday.

  12. Time

    Fighting Persists in Ukraine's Avdiivka As Russia Attacks (opens Time)

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    Ukrainian officials report intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka.

  13. Insider

    Ukraine feels the strain amid 'very heated' fighting in Avdiivka as Russia presses on with new Donbas offensive (opens Insider)

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    In the north-east of Ukraine, a top general said the fighting had also "significantly worsened."

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