Russia-Ukraine war live: dozens of attacks in Avdiivka repelled, says Kyiv, as Russia presses on supply lines

Ukrainian military officials say its forces have fought off 32 attacks by Moscow’s troops around the town

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Ukraine says its forces have repelled 32 enemy attacks in the town of Avdiivka, dominated by a vast coking plant, Reuters reports.

The head of the military administration in the town, less than 12km from the outskirts of the Moscow-held regional capital of Donetsk, said Russian forces were “pressing on the entire defensive line around the town”.