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After Kiev’s counter offensive failed, Russian forces regained military initiative and launched attacks in almost all directions. One of them is the industrial town of Avdeevka, which turned into a fortified stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) during the years-long war in the Donbass.
On the morning of October 10, Russian artillery and aviation launched massive strikes on the AFU positions in Avdeevka and the region. Ukrainian strongholds in Avdeevka, Ocheretino, Umanskoe, Netailovo and other settlements came under fire. Russian warcraft launched strikes on the shelters and firing points of the AFU on the territory of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya No. 3 mine with the use of aerial bombs and X-38ML missiles.
The local Avdeevka coke plant, which is used as a military base by the Ukrainian military, again came under fire. The facility is pounded by the Russian Aerospace Forces almost on a daily basis. LINK, LINK This time the facility was targeted by KAB-1500LG adjustable bombs.
Ukrainian servicemen filmed destructions in Avdeevka:
After the heavy fire on Ukrainian military positions, Russian troops launched assaults in various directions likely seeking to take Avdeevka into the cauldron.
North-west of Avdeevka, Russian forces advanced across the railway line and reached the outskirts of the town of Berdychi. Control of the settlement will allow the Russian military to cut one of the main supply road of the AFU in Avdeevka.
In their turn, Ukrainian military sources claimed that the AFU had suffered heavy losses in the area of Ocheretino, where the railway station was destroyed by Russian strikes.
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To the south, Russian forces are pushing the AFU out of their positions near Opytnoe. Several weeks ago Ukrainian groups failed to enter the village and were repelled. As a result, Russian forces have already advanced in fields nearby and they continue their assault. Fighting also resumed in the area of Vodyanoe.
Ukrainian servicemen are fleeing from their positions:
The stronghold of the AFU in Avdiivka is considered to be one of the most powerful fortifications in the Donbass. The massive strikes and fire destruction of concrete fortifications is necessary before any ground operations in the area. The Russian military is also forced to surround the town on the outskirts of Donetsk in order to avoid heavy losses in direct attacks.
Destruction of the AFU in Avdeevka is necessary to secure civilians in the Donetsk city agglomeration, since Ukrainian Nazis have been constantly shelling people in Donetsk and villages nearby, killing people on a daily basis during all years of war.
