Russians enter cottage complex near Avdiivka, no street fighting in city - Military administration

"I do not confirm the information about the advances in the city and street fighting in Avdiivka. The fact that they entered the suburban area near the city is true. But this is not a city building, these are not city streets," he says.

Situation near Avdiivka

Since the beginning of October, Russian invaders have been actively assaulting the Avdiivka area. They are trying to surround the city and occupy it.

At the same time, Ukrainian defenders are holding the line and inflicting huge losses on the enemy. According to the head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, the losses of the Russian occupiers in their attempts to capture Avdiivka have increased significantly recently. But he did not name specific figures.

The Institute for War Studies reports that Russian invaders advanced in the area of Avdiivka, while the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back enemy attacks on the left bank of the Kherson region. Positional fighting continues in the Kupiansk direction, near Kreminna and Bakhmut, as well as in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region.

As previously reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding positions on the left bank of the Dnipro River, repelled Russian attacks near Avdiivka, and destroyed three enemy ammunition depots.

Read more about the situation at the front, the reasons for the war's transition to a positional phase, what the Ukrainian Defense Forces need to break through, and when it might happen in an RBC-Ukraine article.