Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia - BBC News

Russia has made limited advances along the front line, with the war in Ukraine about to enter its third year.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineBy the Visual Journalism Team BBC NewsFighting has been raging in Ukraine for two years since Russia's invasion, with Moscow's forces making an apparent breakthrough this week after months of virtual stalemate.

Here are the latest developments:

Russian forces take AvdiivkaUkraine has withdrawn its troops from Avdiivka - a key eastern town besieged by Russian forces for months - and the nearby coke factory which allowed Kyiv to resupply its forces there.

Since last October, Moscow has launched wave after wave of attacks towards the town - which would have been a possible gateway for Ukraine to reach the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk.

Avdiivka has been a battlefield town since 2014, when Russian-backed fighters seized large swathes of the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

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