Russian attempts to take over eastern Ukraine will ‘fail’

“Putin wants to show some success before winter and bad weather. The progress is very slow. The Russians will fail.

Ukrainian troops are “dug in around” the town of Avdiivka despite Russia’s attempts to gain territory in eastern Ukraine, says journalist Maria Avdeeva.

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