💥 Attack

Russian forces used about 40,000 soldiers in the Avdiivka area, consisting mainly of regular soldiers from motorized rifle units supported by artillery and tanks.

November 23, 2023 Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

Russian forces (organization) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian aircraft (weapon_system) Ukrainian defenders (organization) Avdiivka front (location) Oleksandr Tarnavskyi (person) Tavriia operational strategic group (military_unit) Ukrainian Ground Forces Command (organization) Volodymyr Fito (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Russian Armed Forces (organization) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Over 40,000 Russians are operating near Avdiivka, most of them regular soldiers. Either mobilized or taken from reserve, mainly motorized rifle units supported by artillery and tanks

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian forces repelled 30 Russian assaults on the Avdiivka front and 12 on the Kupiansk front over the past 24 hours

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