Ukrainian officials have reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assault the eastern Ukrainian city of AvdiivkaKYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian officials reported intense combat as Russian forces relentlessly assaulted the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka for a fifth consecutive day Saturday. “The enemy hasn't stopped either assaulting or shelling positions" around Avdiivka, Barabash said on Ukrainian television. “Russian troops have, for several days now, switched over to active combat action practically throughout the entire front line. Further north, fighting along the northern stretch of Ukraine’s eastern front has “significantly worsened” in recent days, Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, commander of Ukraine’s land forces, wrote on Saturday. Also on Saturday, two women — ages 60 and 42 — were killed in two Russian shelling attacks in the city of Beryslav in Ukraine’s partly-occupied Kherson region.

Source: ABC News October 14, 2023 13:56 UTC