Oleksandr Syrskyi

NATO members Romania and Latvia, meanwhile, claim Russian drones violated their airspace.

Western ‘specialists’ are already on the ground in Ukraine under the guise of mercenaries, Russian officials say.

Officials in Kyiv and Washington blame the fall of Avdiivka on the continued delay of U.S. assistance earmarked for Ukraine’s struggling war effort.

Town’s reported capture brings Moscow one step closer to exerting control over entire Donbas region, a longstanding Russian objective.