Secretary of State Blinken calls for 'immediate release' of American reporter in conversation with Russia's foreign minister, US says
Local leader reports "really intense" situation in embattled eastern town of AvdiivkaDaily life has grown"really intense" in the town of Avdiivka, north of the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, as Russian forces fire relentlessly, the head of the city's military administration said Sunday.
Because of weather conditions at the moment, Russian infantry units are carrying out the attacks, Barabash said. Once it gets dry, Russian forces will likely use more equipment. "There are no rescuers in the city. They were withdrawn from the city last summer, as they constantly came under enemy fire," he added.
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