British Ministry of Defence: ``Russian military will gradually expand territory under its control in Ukraine''. British Ministry of Defense: ''We will gradually try to expand the area we control over the next few weeks from Audi Ivka.'' ” is analyzed.
American media has pointed out the magnitude of the impact of losing this town on Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of. Defense announced on February 17th that it had taken control of Audiiivka, a fiercely fought. area in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine.