Battle of Avdiivka: What is the situation on the front line? • FRANCE 24 English

As zalinski is in Western Europe what is the latest news from the front in Ukraine well the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the front line by their own admission is very difficult at the moment they are saying it’s difficult but under control but clearly they are being forced to withdraw at

Least from part of the town of of difco which is a town that’s been on the front line since 2014 Ukrainian held but very very close to the Russian held city of donet the largest Russian held City in eastern Ukraine they’ve admitted the ukrainians that they’ve withdrawn to

What they say are more advantageous positions in some parts of the city if you look at the map though you can see that they’re quite close to being surrounded though they say that they are beating the Russians back inflicting heavy losses and that they will prevent uh the town being surrounded the troops

That were sent in there a few days ago Elite Ukrainian troops as reinforcements have been been posting videos and saying it’s absolute hell in aifa even comparing it to bakut and marup where very very Fierce battles were fought um and which were already described as hell

And saying that it’s even worse what the ukrainians may now do is try to haul up in the biggest Factory in aiva which is actually the biggest cing plant in Europe the Cen chemicals plant which provide some kind of defenses but if they get surrounded there then of course

Uh they’ll be in very big trouble so that’s kind of the biggest news at the moment in Ukraine but it’s not the only place on the front line where the Russians are on the offensive and the ukrainians are on the back foot the spokesman for the Ukrainian military in

Southeastern Ukraine said that the Russians look like they’re preparing an offensive to try to retake those parts of zapia region which were the only Parts where the ukrainians made any significant advances during their counter offensive Last Summer and Autumn C cig I’m sorry that’s all we have time

For but thank you so much for reporting the IA from GI

Russian forces have been attempting to capture the town for months. FRANCE 24’s Gulliver Cragg tells us more.
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32 comments
  1. Main problems are for the Ukranian armies that Nato modern arms are 20 to 30 years behind the Russian modern arms.
    First time Nato modern arms works better but rapidly Russia covrred the gaps and Javline to Himras have thrown into backdated arms.
    In the time of Mariopolre and Bakhmoot war Ukraine armies have no shortage of Nato arms but lost the war.

  2. The Russian 22nd and 23rd Shovel Battalions were the main ones involved in this attack, and they were backed up by the 102nd Washing Machine Division.

  3. Propagandists, malicious, spinning and diabolical media house . Ur reportage is full of bias towards other countries to satisfy your country policy and political agenda.
    How ever journalism should be on accuracy , actuality,free from emotional distress or sentiments towards reporting.

  4. What tragic reporting. So far from the truth. The Russians are inside the heart of the city. Around 10,000 Ukrainians are surrounded by the Russians. The few who are outside are fleeing Avdivka. They have only one route which is under Russian surveillance.The Ukrainians are fleeing along this route. There is no organized withdrawal. The route is littered with the bodies of Ukrainians trying to escape. The route is covered by Russian machine guns, drones and artillery. Out of every ten Ukrainian soldiers only one or two escape, the rest are gunned down. The Russians have been very patient. They surrounded the city and cut off all the escape routes, except the one mentioned earlier.

    The unacceptable part is that the Ukrainians have no bullets and no shells. The Ukrainians are now firing smoke bombs at the Russians. This is tragic. Soldiers do not have ammunition. They just carry the gun. The worst thing is that their sponsors the USA, Europe and NATO do not have shells and ammunition. This has been announced at the top level.

    Meanwhile Mariupol has been completely rebuilt.
    Some videos show the bodies of hundreds of Ukrainians being dumped into big ditches by bulldozers. The total number of Ukrainians KIA is a staggering 650,000 soldiers. Everyday almost a 1000 Ukrainians are being eliminated. This is horrific. Most of them are killed by artillery fire and not in direct combat. How long can NATO, USA and Europe say ''WE DO NOT HAVE SHELLS AND BULLETS''. This is shameful.

  5. Soon, through Ukraine, Russia will connect with Hungary and Balkans and create front to Europe. Slovakia might get in that coalition also. My predictions only

  6. If Russia were a weak country, America would have already intervened by sending their own troops, claiming through propoganda that the coke plant is actually a Coca-Cola plant and an American asset!

  7. Avdeevka went from an impenetrable fortress city, to just "city", to town, to symbolic 😂😂😂😂😂

    Never fails

  8. c'est ma ville
    notre maison était là
    la maison de toute ma famille

    maintenant c'est parti

    Les Russes ont pris la ville pour la première fois en 2014
    puis quand ils ont occupé Donetsk – j'ai étudié à Donetsk et mon père y travaillait comme sauveteur

    mes grands-parents travaillaient aussi à Donetsk

    mais notre maison familiale était à AVDIIVKA

    en 2014, les Russes ont pris la ville mais l'armée ukrainienne les a chassés au bout d'une semaine

    de 2014 à 2016 les Russes ont bombardé Avdiivka
    mais ils le faisaient de moins en moins
    le devant est gelé

    et la ville a commencé à se rétablir
    ma mère a reconstruit son atelier de couture en 2016

    les gens pouvaient venir chez leurs vieux parents, des clubs pour enfants sont apparus
    nous avons recommencé à vivre
    récupéré après l'occupation et les bombardements

    mon père a continué à planter de beaux arbres dans les environs pour les générations futures

    En 2021
    Je suis rentré chez mes parents et grands-parents

    nous nous sommes assis à une grande table dans notre jardin familial, avons bu du vin français et mangé du roquefort
    Désormais, les soldats russes mangeront dans ces verres et assiettes
    ils viendront dans ma chambre et verront mes photographies d'enfance, ma grande bibliothèque de livres – que mon père a collectionnée toute sa vie
    et seront contents d'eux-mêmes de nous avoir "libérés" des nazis
    ils m'ont libéré de mon passé

    Le pire, c'est que beaucoup de gens, enfants et connaissances, sont morts parmi nous.
    des gens pacifiques

    tout est couvert de cadavres
    ils ont largué 60 bombes et missiles sur la ville par jour
    notre voisin est un militaire – ses nouvelles rendaient ma mère hystérique à chaque fois

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