On the morning of 17 March 2023, a whole section of a residential high-rise building in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast was destroyed in a Russian missile attack.
Avdiivka City Military Administration Head Vitalii Barabash reported it on Telegram, saying that Russians hit the apartment block presumably with an air-based Kh-59 cruise missile.
Apartment block in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, hit by a Russian missile on the morning of 17 March 2023. Source
According to Barabash, people were still living there, while the details about possible victims of the attack weren't immediately available.
Apartment block in Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, hit by a Russian missile on the morning of 17 March 2023. Source
“There is no excuse for these war criminals. All of them will surely receive a fair punishment. After all, there are specific names behind each attack and each of such crimes,” he wrote.
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Russian forces made marginal gains northeast of Bakhmut and near Opytne and Stepove, Avdiivka direction. Ukrainian forces continue to hold positions on the eastern bank of the Dnipro in the Kherson Oblast.
Its largest consumers of coke were Azovstal and Illich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol, which are not expected to resume operations in the foreseeable future.
Russian troops at Avdiivka are undergoing regrouping after suffering significant losses, including the downing of another Su-25 fighter jet, as stated by Ukrainian defense spokesperson.
Russian forces intensified their assault on the city of Avdiivka, bombarding it with 73 airstrikes – the highest number in 2024. According to the ISW, Russia controls at least 15.4% of the city.
