💥 Attack

Russian forces attempted to advance on Novokalynove, Avdiivka and Sieverne on the Avdiivka front but were unsuccessful.

May 20, 2023 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

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Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attempted to advance on Novokalynove, Avdiivka and Sieverne on the Avdiivka front, but were unsuccessful.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked the town of Toretsk with Grad rockets, injuring five people including an 11-year-old child.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The attack damaged residential buildings and a hospital in Toretsk.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

The exiled council of Russian-occupied Mariupol also reported explosions in the city on the Sea of Azov

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Russians launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk, damaging two buildings of educational institutions and a depot building.

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