The White House called the situation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka area critical. “The situation is critical...
Avdiivka risks coming under Russian control,” said John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council. Earlier, the new commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Alexander Syrsky, called the operational situation at the front very difficult and tense. He also admitted that the Ukrainian army had switched to a “defensive operation” on the line of combat contact.