Moscow has claimed a string of villages since taking control of Avdiivka, sparking concerns among Kyiv's backers over whether Ukraine can successfully halt Russia's advance westward. A Ukrainian ...

Russia has been steadily gaining in Ukraine but has focused its efforts on advancing in the country's eastern Donetsk region.

Russian forces on Ukraine's eastern front are intensifying their attacks in a bid to capitalize on the recent seizure of the fortress town of Avdiivka ... key garrison for Kyiv's forces since ...