"No one even asked their names over two weeks," - terrorist Khodakovsky confirms Russian invaders’ reluctance to retrieve bodies of killed militants The authorities of the so-called "DPR" refuse to retrieve the bodies of two killed militants, who have been lying on the battlefield near Avdiivka for two weeks after recent clashes. 249 504 391 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Kremlin says it hopes Russia-backed militants have enough ammunition as tensions escalate in Donbas Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he hoped that pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine had enough ammunition to respond to what he called aggressive actions by the Ukrainian army. 223 670 338 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Russian sniper Alexander Cheberov eliminated near Avdiivka. PHOTOS Russian sniper Alexander Cheberov has been destroyed in combat in the vicinity of Avdiivka. 314 214 261 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Russia launched large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, - Hroisman on Avdiivka shelling The shelling of Avdiivka is a large-scale military invasion of Ukraine's territory by Russia that requires international response. 115 194 252 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
72nd Brigade names soldiers killed in Avdiivka battle The enemy delivered artillery fire on Avdiivka, the Donetsk region, and Ukrainian positions throughout last evening and night. Unfortunately, four Ukrainian soldiers of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade died, nine were injured. 102 016 209 Incidents
Ukraine’s MP Iryna Herashchenko slams Peskov’s statement on Avdiivka, says Russian authorities no longer deny they launched offensive, calls them war criminals and murderers The Kremlin apparently does not even bother hiding that the escalation in the Donbas, namely in the vicinity of Avdiivka, was orchestrated to impel the United States and the international community to engage in a ‘dialogue’. 171 141 199 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
"Our guys forced Russian terrorists little bit back,” – Ukrainian soldier Nayyem says militants keep using human shield tactics to cover their Grads shelling Avdiivka. PHOTO Ukrainian soldiers managed to move back positions of the Russian occupation troops near Avdiivka. 151 413 192 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
MEP Harms visits Ukrainian troops in and around war-torn Avdiivka. PHOTOS Member of the European Parliament, German politician Rebecca Harms has visited Ukraine's eastern town of Avdiivka. 94 910 187 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
One civilian killed, one wounded as Russian terrorists hit humanitarian aid point in Avdiivka, - Zhebrivskyi The head of the Donetsk military and civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi commented on the aftermath of the latest militant’s strikes on Avdiivka. 72 975 172 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Yelchenko to Churkin: "This is the picture of a 26-years old officer Andriy Kyzylo killed on 29 January near Avdiivka. Look in his eyes, Mr. Ambassador. It is your weapons and your compatriots who killed him". PHOTOS Yesterday's UN Security Council discussed the situation in the east of Ukraine. 269 825 172 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Russian terrorists use human shield tactics as they hit Avdiivka from MLRSes deployed in Donetsk neighborhood, - InformNapalm investigation. PHOTOS For two days in a row Russian hybrid army has been massively shelling Avdiivka, the Donetsk region, in violation of the Minsk agreements. Russian forces have been using cannon artillery, mortars and MLRSs. 134 318 166 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
Ukrainian military repulse enemy, improve their tactical set-up near Avdiivka, - journalist However, the chances that the militants will further try to regain lost ground is still high. 175 371 166 Ukrainian Politics
Russian mercenary Dmitry Stankevich eliminated in battle near Avdiivka. PHOTO Dmitry Stankevich, 24, a drug addict Russian mercenary eliminated in the Donbas, was buried in the town of Verkhnyaya Pyshma (Sverdlovsk Oblast of the Russian Federation). He was survived by his three-year-old daughter. 199 016 148 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Militant Konsul killed; Givi wounded near Avdiivka, - militants' websites. PHOTO The militant Mikhail Tolstoy, also known as "Givi", suffered a concussion and got a thigh wound in the battle near Avdiivka. 124 754 142 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Two sisters aged six and seven orphaned as militants shelled Avdiivka. PHOTOS The girls aged six and seven remained orphans after the town of Avdiivka came under mortar fire. 83 758 136 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Governor Zhebrivskyi says Putin seeks to create as much mayhem in Avdiivka as possible, calls for resolute action over attack on filtering plant It is necessary to demilitarize the area adjacent to the Donetsk filtering station. 30 136 120 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Avdiivka comes under heavy artillery strike, Russian militants intensify attacks on Marinka, Krasnohorivka in evening, - Donetsk region police chief. PHOTOS Donetsk region National Police Chief Viacheslav Abroskin says the militants committed heavy artillery strike on Avdiivka this evening and later continued shelling the town with mortars. The enemy also intensified attacks on Marinka and Krasnohorivka. 39 937 115 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
"This thing came today. It was rattling as it flew. Still hot," – Ukrainian soldier Masi Nayyem shows militants’ ordnance impacting Avdiivka. PHOTOS Ukrainian military deployed on the outskirts of Avdiivka showed fragments of the militants’ projectiles hitting the town and their positions. 125 208 112 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
"Avdiivka needs water!" - volunteers are asked for help Anti-terrorist operation (ATO) Staff spokesperson Leonid Matiukhin has appealed to civic volunteers to bring water to Avdiivka. 16 788 112 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
Friends and relatives say final goodbyes in Kyiv to military killed in Avdiivka. PHOTOS On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Kyiv's Maidain Nezalezhnosti hosted a farewell ceremony for Ukrainian military killed in Avdiivka. 96 723 111 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Militants open fire on repair brigade near Avdiivka, - Zhebrivskyi Occupants broke the cease-fire in the area of Avdiivka. 33 597 108 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Occupants fail to observe cease-fire: two Ukrainian soldiers killed, - ATO Staff Two more soldiers received wounds. 42 959 106 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
"Company's best commander": killed 23-year-old Andrii Kyzylo grew up in military family. PHOTO Fighter of the 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade Andrii Kyzylo, killed near Avdiivka on Jan. 29, was an hereditary military officer. 98 294 105 Photo News
Water supply in embattled Avdiivka cut off as Russian militants hit Donetsk filtering station, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister says Donetsk filtering station ceased operation as it had been damaged by the shelling. 16 469 105 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, nine injured in 54 attacks committed by Russian proxies over day, - Staff Russian terrorist troops fired upon the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ positions 54 times today. 25 382 99 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
"Zhebrivskyi reported on restoration of power supply in Avdiivka," - Poroshenko Centralized power supply has been finally restored in Avdiivka in the Donetsk region. 12 063 97 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
115 militants’ attacks reported yesterday. Three Ukrainian soldiers killed, - ATO press service The militants' attacks reported in all sectors yesterday. 28 894 95 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
72nd Brigade publishes names of perished soldiers. PHOTOS Two fighters of the 72nd Brigade Oleksandr V. Kyriienko from the town of Desna in the Chernihiv region and resident of Uman Vasyl P. Nizhynskyi died of fragmentation wounds received in yesterday's shelling of Avdiivka. 99 722 87 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Russian militants make another attempt to storm positions near Avdiivka, attack rebuffed, battle continues, - ATO Staff In the morning of Feb. 1, militants again attempted to break through Ukrainian positions on the outskirts of Avdiivka. The attack failed. 64 332 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
"This is a fight for which Russia and separatists had prepared," - US Mission to OSCE on recent escalation in Avdiivka OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine gathered clear evidence of a military buildup by combined Russian-separatist forces near Avdiivka in advance of the recent offensive. 81 674 80 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Last tribute to 72nd Brigade Lieutenant Leonid Derhach killed at Avdiivka to be paid on Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti on Friday The farewell ceremony for 72nd Mechanized Brigade Lieutenant Leonid Derhach killed in a battle in the vicinity of Avdiivka will be held on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv on Friday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. 38 957 79 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Paratrooper Vladyslav Molodykh spent 41 days single-handedly repelling occupiers’ attacks on his position in Avdiivka. VIDEO The extraordinary story of endurance and strength of paratrooper Vladyslav Molodykh. After training in the UK, his brigade was almost immediately sent to the Avdiivka area. 15 156 72 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
"This was the most restless night in 4-5 months," - Matiukhin on situation in ATO area Past night in the area of anti-terrorist operation (ATO) proved to be the hottest in recent months, with militants shelling Avdiivka non-stop. 21 630 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
Russian war criminals, Putin's Federal Guards exposed around Avdiivka's industrial zone. PHOTOS Russia's internal security troops, also known as Russian Guards, gain experience in the hot spots of the Ukrainian Donbas. 84 222 68 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
Human shields in Donetsk: Grad launches near residential areas, - Bellingcat investigation. VIDEO+SATELLITE IMAGERY The anti-terrorist operation (ATO) Staff reported that on Jan. 31 militants in Donetsk fired at least 100 Grad rockets. Bellingcat OSINT group provides evidence that at least half of these launches were recorded on cameras by local residents. 125 166 67 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linkevičius pays visit to embattled Avdiivka. PHOTOS Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius arrived in Ukrainian town of Avdiivka. 37 933 65 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Ukrainian soldier Dmytro Overchenko killed in yesterday's battle near Avdiivka. PHOTOS Member of 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade Dmytro Overchenko, 28, was killed in a clash in the vicinity of Avdiivka (the Donetsk region) yesterday. 68 670 64 Incidents
Abroskin published more photos of night shelling of Avdiivka. PHOTOS The pro-Russian militants shelled the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region all night long. 40 296 63 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting
One civilian killed as Avdiivka came under Russian militants’ artillery strike, - Donetsk region police chief. PHOTOS One civilian was killed in the Russian militants’ heavy artillery strike that hit Avdiivka’s residential neighborhood late on Feb. 16. 26 320 60 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
Two soldiers die in shelling around Avdiivka, - ATO HQ Two Ukrainian military were killed near Ukraine's eastern town of Avdiivka. 26 330 59 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting