Some 51 combat engagements took place between Ukraine's defense forces and Russian invaders in the past 24 hours, with 13 enemy attacks repelled in the Avdiivka sector.
Some 85 combat engagements took place across the front lines in Ukraine on Tuesday, January 16, with Ukrainian forces repelling 54 attacks in the Avdiivka and Lyman sectors.
The White Angels evacutation team that is part of the National Police delivered 750 kilograms of pet food to Avdiivka, the town in Donetsk region practically wiped out by Russian strikes.
The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult, as Ukrainian defenders repelled 23 attacks in the Avdiivka sector and seven attacks in the Zaporizhzhia sector on Thursday.
The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation into the killing of three people and the wounding of six others in Avdiivka, Selydove and Prohres of the Donetsk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited a forward command and observation post of the 110th Mechanized Brigade named after Corporal General Marko Bezruchko in Avdiivka and presented awards to Ukrainian soldiers.
Some 86 combat engagements took place between Ukrainian forces and Russian troops on Thursday, with the fiercest fighting reported in the Avdiivka sector where Ukrainian defenders repelled 32 enemy attacks.
The U.S. administration believes that Russian troops are waiting for dirt to freeze in order to intensify offensive operations in the east of Ukraine, in particular in the Avdiivka area.