Russian forces launched multiple battalion-sized armored assaults (approximately 40 vehicles and 500 personnel per attack) against Avdiivka between October 10-14, targeting industrial facilities, resulting in heavy losses from Ukrainian artillery, mines, and ATGMs.
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Russian forces launched multiple battalion-sized armored assaults (approximately 40 vehicles and 500 personnel per attack) against Avdiivka between October 10-14, targeting industrial facilities, resulting in heavy losses from Ukrainian artillery, mines, and ATGMs.
Russian fighter bombers dropped at least 10 glider bombs (250 and 500 kg) hitting Ukrainian positions around Avdiivka
Since 10 October, when the enemy became more active...80 per cent of this [happened] on the Avdiivka front.
Since Oct. 10, 2023, drone strikes began dropping chloropicrin, which is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions.
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Source story: day-606-2023-10-23