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After a monthslong assault, Russian troops this weekend occupied the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka. It's Russia's first big battlefield win since last May, and it comes ahead of Russia's presidential elections in March. Ukraine's newly appointed military chief decided to withdraw troops to "preserve the lives and health of servicemen." In a Saturday call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Biden blamed Ukraine's dwindling supply of weapons and ammunition on "congressional inaction."
