Russian forces launched a missile attack on a residential area in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, injuring at least three people, the State Emergency Service said on April 12.
Russia claims it has destroyed seven British Storm Shadow cruise missiles, as its forces advanced further to the west after taking control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka.
Troops are withdrawing from the besieged city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian armed forces said on Friday. Col. Gen. Alexander Sirsky, Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, said troops were withdrawing to “save the lives and health of soldiers” and to move to a more favorable position. “Our soldiers fulfilled their military duty duly, did their best to destroy…
Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that Ukrainian units are currently "conducting a relatively controlled withdrawal" from Avdiivka. Source: ISW Details: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated on the night of 16-17 February that he had ordered Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka to withdraw to more advantageous defensive positions to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives of Ukrainian servicemen.