Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Battle of Avdiivka (2023–2024)" in English language version.
A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces pushed Ukrainian forces out of several unspecified positions in the industrial area on Avdiivka's southern flank
Geolocated footage posted on November 14 shows that Russian forces have made a marginal advance into the Avdiivka industrial zone near Yasnynuvata Lane, about 1 km southeast of Avdiivka.
Russian milbloggers overwhelmingly claimed that Russian forces captured the entire industrial area near the Yasynuvata-2 railway station on November 26 after clearing the last remaining buildings in the area on November 25
At dawn on 10 October, the Russians launched an offensive operation at Avdiivka
Russian forces have been conducting offensive operations to capture Avdiivka since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.....Russian forces began a localized offensive operation to capture Avdiivka in October 2023 and only recently began to make tactical progress through the settlement
Geolocated footage posted on November 24 indicates that Russian forces advanced north of Krasnohorivka (7 km northwest of Avdiivka).
The lack of footage supporting Russian claims that the withdrawal was not orderly or that Russian forces took many Ukrainian POWs does not by itself disprove the Russian claims, but this lack of such footage is very unusual for the information environment when Russian forces capture a settlement.
... Lykhovyi suggested that the NYT's February 20 report is an extension of Russian information operations aimed at demoralizing the Ukrainian military and noted that Russian propagandists would have shared footage of large numbers of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) if Russia had actually captured that many Ukrainian soldiers. ...
ending a brutal battle that has been raging since October
Russian forces have been conducting offensive operations to capture Avdiivka since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.....Russian forces began a localized offensive operation to capture Avdiivka in October 2023 and only recently began to make tactical progress through the settlement
Geolocated footage posted on November 24 indicates that Russian forces advanced north of Krasnohorivka (7 km northwest of Avdiivka).
A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces pushed Ukrainian forces out of several unspecified positions in the industrial area on Avdiivka's southern flank
Geolocated footage posted on November 14 shows that Russian forces have made a marginal advance into the Avdiivka industrial zone near Yasnynuvata Lane, about 1 km southeast of Avdiivka.
Russian milbloggers overwhelmingly claimed that Russian forces captured the entire industrial area near the Yasynuvata-2 railway station on November 26 after clearing the last remaining buildings in the area on November 25
The lack of footage supporting Russian claims that the withdrawal was not orderly or that Russian forces took many Ukrainian POWs does not by itself disprove the Russian claims, but this lack of such footage is very unusual for the information environment when Russian forces capture a settlement.
