Near Donetsk Oblast's Avdiivka, Russian troops are intensifying artillery shelling and deploying more assault groups, while the Ukrainians conduct defensive operations and, in some areas, regain lost positions, according to General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Grouping, as reported on Telegram on 1 March.
As the Ukrainian troops have recently withdrawn from besieged Avdiivka after several months of intense fighting, Russia is trying to push further west while the Ukrainians are building a new line of defense.
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