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A visit to Chasiv Yar, a town in Eastern Ukraine near the front lines, reveals constant shelling and a dire situation as Russian forces advance and Ukrainian defenses struggle with low ammunition and weapons.
Ukraine warns that Avdiivka, a frontline town in eastern Ukraine, could become the "second Bakhmut" as Russian forces mount pressure on supply lines. Bakhmut has been held by Ukrainian forces for eight months but is at risk of being fully encircled. Avdiivka lies just north of the Russian-held city of Donetsk, which Ukraine lost control of in 2014. British Defence Intelligence has reported that Russian forces have made "creeping gains" around Avdiivka and the Avdiivka Coke Plant is likely to be seen as particularly defendable key terrain as the battle progresses.