Russian forces seized 31.75 km2 in Avdiivka, a town largely destroyed but where the Ukrainian defenders had dug out significant defenses. The capture of Avdiïvka makes it possible to “keep ” Ukrainian artillery away from Donetsk, a stronghold of pro-Russian forces in eastern Ukraine since 2014.
The White House establishes a link between this symbolic success and the “ inaction ” of Congress. Biden criticizes US Congress for “ inaction ”