Avdiivka

A Ukrainian serviceman of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces inspects a damaged Russian car near the front-line village of Robotyne [Stringer/Reuters]
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Avdiivka falls: How did Russian forces seize Ukrainian territory?

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also seized upon the moment to press allies for more weapons supplies

A view shows a residential building, cars and a church damaged by a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Alex Babenko/File Photo
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