Ukraine says only 1,800 civilians still living in 'ruins' of Avdiivka

War in Ukraine, live stream: 1,800 civilians still live in Avdiivka, an eastern city that has been pounded for several months by the Russian army

Avdiivka, which had 32,000 inhabitants before the war, is the target of the offensive of Russian troops, who are seeking to position themselves south of Bakhmut. “The Russians have turned Avdiivka into a total ruin,” the regional governor of Donetsk said.

Ukraine says only 1,800 civilians still living in 'ruins' of Avdiivka

KYIV (Reuters) - The civilian population of the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka has dwindled to 1,800 people from 32,000 before the war, as Russian forces bear down on the city to try to capture it, the local governor said on Monday. Read full story

Ukraine says only 1,800 civilians still living in ‘ruins’ of Avdiivka

KYIV (Reuters) - The civilian population of the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka has dwindled to 1,800 people from 32,000 before the war, as Russian forces bear down on the city to try to capture it, the local governor said on Monday. Avdiivka has been one of the main targets of a Russian winter offensive that Moscow hoped would reinvigorate its Feb. 2022 invasion and which has only been able to make small territorial advances in…

Ukraine says only 1,800 civilians still living in 'ruins' of Avdiivka

The civilian population of the embattled eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka has dwindled to 1,800 people from 32,000 before the war, as Russian forces bear down on the city to try to capture it, the local governor said on Monday.