💥 Attack

Russian forces have been attempting to encircle Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast since May 2022, with the most recent deadline being March 1, 2023. The city remains under Ukrainian control.

March 22, 2023 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Entities

Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization) Russian occupiers (organization) Ukrainian forces (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Lyman operative-tactical grouping (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Bohdanivka (location) Predtechyne (location) Avdiivka (location) Marinka (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Federation (organization) Pavlo Kyrylenko (person) Donetsk Oblast Military Administration (organization) Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant (location) Ocheretyn hromada (location) Orlivka (location) Lastochkyne (location) Tonenke (location) Berdychi (location) Umanske (location) Novokalynove (location) Sieverne (location) Netailove (location) Mariinka hromada (location) Krasnohorivka (location) Novomykhailivka (location) Horlivka front (location) Chasiv Yar (location) Torets hromada (location) Soledar hromada (location) Lysychansk front (location) Lyman hromada (location) Siversk hromada (location) Torske (location) Zarichne (location) Yampil (location) Terny (location) Siversk (location) Serebrianka (location) Kramatorsk (location) Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian defence forces (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Kupiansk (location) Lyman (location) Shakhtarsk (location) Mariinka (location) Russia (organization) Russian troops (military_unit) Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (organization)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The Russian occupiers have been trying to surround Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast since May; last 'deadline' when they tried to do so was March 1, but the city is still under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are conducting offensives in the areas of Kupiansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Shakhtarsk, Marinka, and Avdiivka.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Tempo of Russian operations around Bakhmut appears to be slowing

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Units of the Defense Forces repelled 83 enemy attacks on the eastern part of the front.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:21:02.644Z

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