Russian security service says it has cracked network of agents in Crimea; Ukrainian military says 610 military shellings on town in past day

Russian forces have unleashed a major offensive on Avdiivka, with 610 artillery shellings reported near the eastern Ukrainian town over the past day, according to the Ukrainian military.

“The enemy launched yesterday massive assault actions with the support of armoured vehicles in Avdiivka and Mariinka directions,” a military spokesperson, Oleksandr Stupun, told Ukrainian TV.

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