Feb 17, 2024CORE

Russia captures Avdiivka as battlefield momentum shifts

Ukrainian troops withdrew from Avdiivka amid shortages of ammunition and manpower, giving Russia its biggest battlefield gain since Bakhmut and underscoring Moscow's regained initiative.

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Damage in central Kyiv, Ukraine, following Russian strikes on October 10, 2022. Photograph by the National Police of Ukraine.
OngoingInternational · 2022

Russia-Ukraine War

Tracking the major turning points of the war since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, from the failed initial Kyiv offensive and Ukrainian counteroffensives to Russia's regained battlefield initiative, the Kursk operation, North Korean troop deployment and peace negotiations.

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