UKRAINE: THE SITUATION 606 - OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Russian armed forces started a new offensive near Avdiivka on October 20 and made slight advances, indicating that the Russian military leadership is persisting with offensive operations in the area despite heavy material and personnel losses.

Geographical images released on October 20 show that the Russian armed forces have made slight advances west of Krasnohorivka (5 km north of Avdiivka). Russian military bloggers and a Ukrainian military observer claimed that the Russian forces had taken over a Ukrainian base near the landfill northeast of Avdiivka, advanced on a train station north of Avdiivka, and made advances near the restaurant "Zarska Ochota" south of Avdiivka. A prominent Russian military blogger claimed that Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Sieverne (6 km west of Avdiivka), south of Avdiivka, near Stepove (8 km northwest of Avdiivka), and near Novokalynove (11 km northwest of Avdiivka). Other military bloggers claimed that Russian troops had advanced to within a kilometer of the Stepove-Berdychi line (8-10 km northwest of Avdiivka) on October 19 and on October 20, fighting took place near Berdychi. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces repelled Russian attacks near Avdiivka, Novokalynove, Stepove, Perwomaiske (11 km southwest of Avdiivka), and Sieverne.

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