The Latest Breaking News from Avdiivka

Russia actively bringing in assault units and large amounts of armoured equipment, says Kyiv

A recent intelligence report published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence about Russia’s attempt to capture the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region is the latest illustration of just how much the conflict in Ukraine is becoming a war of attrition. Russia’s push to mount a new offensive in…

As western governments’ focus turns to the situation in the Middle East, Putin’s army has begun a large scale attack on Avdiivka

Ukrainian military used US-supplied longer-range army tactical missile systems to strike nine Russian helicopters in eastern Ukraine

Russia testing defences around Kupiansk-Lyman as its Avdiivka offensive wanes, says Ukraine; Moscow admits reliance on China for drones

Kyiv officials claim that a dayslong attempt by Russian forces to storm a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine appears to be running out of steam

Kyiv has successfully taken down several Russian attack helicopters during the course of Vladimir Putin’s invasion

Volodymyr Zelenskiy praises troops for holding their positions in areas including Avdiivka, where fighting is ‘particularly hot’

Major assault in Donetsk launched on Tuesday said to have resulted in serious losses for Moscow’s forces