Avdiivka

2000 Meters to Andriivka wins prestigious Emmy Award

The documentary 2000 Meters to Andriivka by Ukrainian journalists Mstyslav Chernov and Alex Babenko won a News and Documentary Emmy Award, one of the industry’s top honors.

29 May, 01:58 PM

Russia combines Pokrovsk and Avdiivka tactics in push for Kostiantynivka

Russian forces advancing on Kostiantynivka are combining tactics previously used in battles for Pokrovsk and Avdiivka, as Ukrainian troops report spotting small groups of Russian soldiers inside parts of the city, Donbas Realii reported on May 28.

29 May, 11:54 AM

Mstyslav Chernov wins 2026 Paul Selvin Award from Writers Guild of America

Mstyslav Chernov, a Ukrainian director, documentarian and journalist, has won the 2026 Paul Selvin Award from the Writers Guild of America for his film “2000 Meters to Andriivka,” the guild said on Feb. 12.

12 February, 02:02 PM

Russian troops use Soviet relics for surprise assaults

Russian invasion forces are transporting troops and food through empty gas pipelines to avoid lethal drone strikes. The enemy has refined the use of pipelines in combat after previous operations, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 01:58 PM

Ukraine repatriates 501 fallen soldiers' bodies

The bodies of 501 fallen soldiers were returned to territory controlled by Ukraine, according to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Oct. 18.

18 October 2024, 04:53 PM

Russian troops attempt new offensive in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

British intelligence reports signs of escalating Russian offensive operations in eastern Zaporizhzhya, according to an update from the UK Ministry of Defense on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 06:59 PM

Ukrainian soldier mastered prosthesis in 3 weeks after losing leg near Avdiivka

Vadym Bartashchuk, 27, from Vinnytsia Oblast, fought near Avdiivka with the 3rd Assault Brigade and was seriously wounded, losing a limb, the day before Ukrainian defenders withdrew from the city, the National Rehabilitation Center UNBROKEN Ukraine reported on June 19.

20 June 2024, 01:02 PM

Russian troops shift from Donetsk to bolster forces in Kharkiv

Russian military is reallocating some units previously engaged in Donetsk Oblast to the Kharkiv sector, Institute for the Study of War reported (ISW) on June 17.

18 June 2024, 11:05 AM

Russian troops advance in Chasiv Yar and Avdiivka front sectors

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces have recently advanced near the town of Chasiv Yar and northwest of the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on June 7.

8 June 2024, 10:30 AM

Russian troops focus on seizing strategic towns and highway in Donetsk Oblast

“The Russian forces are focused on breaking through the Ukrainian defenses and launching an attack on the towns of Pokrovsk, Myrnohrad, and Selydove in Donetsk Oblast,” the spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Troop Grouping, Nazar Voloshyn, said on national TV on June 6.

6 June 2024, 06:00 PM

Russian forces make significant tactical gains near Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine – ISW report

Russians have significantly accelerated their offensive and number of attacks in eastern Ukraine, and in Avdiivka sector they have made “significant” tactical advances in previous few days, stated in Institute for the Study of War report on May 8.

10 May 2024, 11:33 AM

Russian occupation shatters any illusions of Avdiivka's 'liberation'

The majority of Avdiivka residents, who anticipated the arrival of Russian forces in the city, have now "come down from their high," said Vitaliy Barabash, head of the Avdiivka City administration, the Ukrainian TV channel Espreso reported on May 9.

9 May 2024, 05:22 PM

Invaders conduct round-the-clock assaults - without success - near Avdiivka, says Army officer

Russian invaders continue to conduct round-the-clock assaults near Avdiivka without any significant success, officer Serhiy Tsekhotskyi of the Yakov Handzyuk 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade told Ukraine's Espresso TV.

9 May 2024, 11:01 AM

Russian forces advance northwest of Avdiivka amid Ukraine’s withdrawal - ISW

Russian forces made a tactical advance northwest of Avdiivka near the village of Arkhanhelske during the night of May 4, likely following a Ukrainian decision to withdraw from this area in Donetsk Oblast the day before, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War reported on May 5.

5 May 2024, 01:44 PM

Russian forces advance in both Donetsk and Kharkiv Oblasts

Russian forces have advanced near Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, and Kupyansk, Kharkiv Oblast, continuing active assaults to the east of Chasiv Yar, the U.S.-based think tank Institute for the Study of War reported on May 4.

4 May 2024, 12:29 PM

Military officials name the hottest point on the front in eastern Ukraine

In eastern Ukraine, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Novopavlivka remain the hottest sectors, but the Armed Forces have the situation well in hand, said Nazar Voloshyn, spokesperson for the Khortytsia Operational and Strategic Grouping of Troops, on national television on May 2.

2 May 2024, 01:55 PM

Russian tactical advances in Avdiivka fall short of breakthrough, ISW reports

The recent withdrawal of the Ukrainian forces from Berdychiv and Semenivka, north of Avdiivka, has put the Russian command in a strategic decision-making position, according to an April 28 analysis by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

29 April 2024, 12:40 PM

Escalating situation in Donetsk Oblast: Military observer reports increasing severity

What is happening in Pokrovsk sector, in particular near Ocheretyne, explained military observer Denys Popovych in an interview with Radio NV on April 28.

28 April 2024, 11:02 AM

Ukrainian forces hold majority of Ocheretyne and Solovyove — Lt. Col. Voloshyn

The Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) control the majority of populated areas in Ocheretyne and Solovyove in Donetsk Oblast, Lieutenant Colonel Nazar Voloshyn, spokesman for the Khortytsia operational and strategic troop grouping, said on national television on April 27.

27 April 2024, 04:43 PM

Ukrainian soldier on Russia’s plans to capture Ocheretyne – interview

Ocheretyne is a Ukrainian village northwest of the town of Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast. The Institute for the Study of War has recently confirmed that Russian troops marginally advanced in the village’s eastern part, while Bild Russian Service reported the enemy had allegedly broken through the Ukrainian lines in the area.

23 April 2024, 11:01 PM

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