💥 Attack

Russia intensified attacks on Avdiivka, using armored vehicles and targeting the industrial zone and high-rise buildings around the clock.

November 16, 2023 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

Two or more independent sources agree on the core facts. Additional sources would further strengthen this assessment.

Entities

Russia (organization) Vitaliy Barabash (person) Avdiivka coke plant (location) Oleksandr Tarnavskiy (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) 58th Motorized Brigade (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Russian forces (military_unit) 3rd Regiment of the Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Special Operations Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) M-142 HIMARS (weapon_system) ZALA UAV (weapon_system) Russian troops (military_unit) Bakhmut (location) Avdiivka (location) Kupiansk-Svatove-Kreminna line (location) Donetsk City (location) Vasylivka (location)

Source Reports

What each source reports. "Source tone" reflects the language used by the outlet — it is not an independent verification.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia is almost certainly attempting a pincer movement to encircle the town.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces are using armoured vehicles, targeting the industrial zone and hitting positions in the town around the clock to strike high-rise buildings.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut

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