Putin čestitao vojsci na zauzimanju Avdijivke

UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT

epa10825900 A damaged residential building stands on a shelled street in Avdiivka settlement near a frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, 28 August 2023, amid Russia's ongoing invasion. About 1,600 locals still live in the city, with a few shops are still open, volunteers and local administration help civilians to survive. Before the full-scale war, about 25,000 people lived in Avdiivka. A forced evacuation was announced at the beginning of April 2022; the town has been on the frontline for nine years and is now less then one km from the Russian positions. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory in February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA/ALEX BABENKO

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