Russian Forces Breakthrough Avdiivka Defenses After Months of Costly Attack Waves

Russian forces have reportedly broken through, mostly stable since 2014, Ukrainian southern defenses at Avdiivka in the east of Ukraine today, capturing reportedly several fortified positions in the industrial zone and dacha area. This comes after months, and even a year, of constant and costly Russian attack waves that have left the fields around Avdiivka littered with corpses and burned-out hulls of vehicles. In particular, the past few months have seen significant losses of Russian armor, light mechanized, and infantry, as they are sent wave-after-wave to assault Ukrainian defensive positions in the north, south, and east.