"Ukraine Deploys Elite Forces to Defend Avdiivka Amid Russian Advance"

Ukraine is withdrawing troops from parts of Avdiivka after heavy fighting, with battle-hardened reserve fighters from a crack brigade joining the battle. Russia aims to encircle and capture Avdiivka, a key town in the industrial Donbas region, as part of its broader goal to secure control of Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. Ukrainian forces are facing critical shortages and are outnumbered and outgunned, with limited resupply routes due to being surrounded on three sides. President Zelenskyy is seeking urgent military assistance as the situation in Avdiivka remains threatening and unstable.