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Moscow controls the territories to north, east and south of Avdiivka, which is just 10 km from the Moscow-held city of Donetsk.
Russia was intensely attacking the eastern town of Avdiivka and the southern village of Robotyne, where fighting has centred in recent weeks, Ukraine said on Monday.
Neither side has made significant breakthroughs on the battlefield for weeks, as Moscow’s invasion drags on for a 22nd month.
Avdiivka
Avdiivka, is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
The city is located in the centre of the oblast, just north of the regional centre, Donetsk.
The large Avdiivka Coke Plant is located in Avdiivka
Robotyne
Robotyne is a village in Polohy Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.
Administratively, it is part of Tokmak urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village is approximately 15 kilometres southeast of Orikhiv, and 23 kilometres north of Tokmak. It had a population of 480 in 2001
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