As Russian forces are in the front-line city of Avdiivka, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy embarked on a mini-European tour in a new attempt to secure much-needed aid. Ukraine is being faced with battlefield challenges and a shortage of ammunition stockpiles amid delays in Western military assistance. Capturing Avdiivka is a crucial aim for Russia as it would allow it complete control of the two eastern Donbas provinces – Donetsk and Luhansk.

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