Russian troops have advanced near Avdiivka and seized villages, yet Ukrainian security officials state the situation in the east is difficult but not critical or catastrophic.
Russian units are expanding a corridor near Ocheretyne, overrunning villages and pushing west. Ukraine controls two-thirds of Ocheretyne amid fierce fighting.
Moscow seeks to exploit the time window before US military aid arrives, with ambitions to encircle Ukrainian garrison cities in a summer offensive.
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