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Fierce clashes continue along the whole front lines in the Donbass region. While Russian and LPR forces are advancing in the north in an attempt to incircle the Ukrainian Armed Forces deployed in Severodonetsk, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk, DPR units supported by Russian servicemen push Ukrainian forces out from the outskirts of the city of Donetsk.
Near the capital of the Donetsk People’s Republic, the main hotspots are the areas near the towns of Maryinka and Avdiivka.
In Avdiivka, fierce clashes continue in the industrial zone of the town, without any successes by any of the warring sides. To the north of Avdiivka, clashes continue in the villages of Novoselka-2 and Novobakhmutovka. Units of the DPR People’s Militia are also advancing towards Troitskoye and Novoselovka in order to reach the village of New York.
The Russian military sources have recently shared footage showing the fierce fighting in the area.
The footage made by a Russian UAV, shows the ATGM of the DPR Sparta battalion destroying the fortified positions of the AFU near Avdiivka.
Another video shows shelling by the Somalia assault battalion of the DPR with D-20 guns. About 15 Ukrainian servicemen near Avdiivka were neutralised.
Russian warplanes are also active over the town:
