General Staff: Russia has lost 395,200 troops in Ukraine.

Fate of Avdiivka uncertain as Ukrainian forces defending it struggle with fortifications, resources

As artillery began pounding the cold-hardened ground ahead of them, two Ukrainian soldiers listened warily to shell impacts creep closer.

They were squeezed together in a roughly dug hole no deeper than half a meter, in a meager defensive position on the front line north of Avdiivk...