Fighting in Donbas continues.

Russian troops are concentrating offensive actions in the

Maryinka

area , where the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled 29 ground attacks of the occupiers the day before.

This is stated in a recent report of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW.)

Analysts with reference to the Ukrainian General Staff emphasize that on April 7 near Maryinka 

Ukrainian forces repelled 29 Russian ground attacks out of 80 total ground attacks.

Currently, the fiercest battles are taking place near this town.

It is also noted that Russian troops continued ground attacks along the Avdiyivka-Donetsk front line and, as noted in 

ISW

, it seems, are concentrating offensive actions in the Maryinka area. 

At the same time, the Institute, with reference to the General Staff, adds that the occupiers

 conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the Avdiivka area in the Novokalynovoy (12 km northwest of Avdiivka) and Severny (5 km west of Avdiivka) districts; 

on the northwestern outskirts of the city of Donetsk near the city of Pervomaiske;

and on the southwestern outskirts of Donetsk near Maryinka and Pobyeda.

ISW battle map.

We will remind, d

United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that

the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will begin in the coming weeks.

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