Once considered impregnable, Avdiïvka, near Donetsk, is the scene of extremely violent fighting. On the official side, the commander of the Eastern sector of the Ukrainian army Olexsandr Tarnavskiy, declares that “ fierce fighting is taking place in the city ” He confirmed that reinforcements had arrived, in men but also in ammunition, specifies our correspondent in Kiev, Emmanuelle Chaze.
But in kyiv, military spokesperson Dmytro Lykhoviy speaks of withdrawal maneuvers towards more advantageous positions.