 Russians entered cottage complex near Avdivka. Street fighting may begin in city. The Russian invaders entered several houses in a cottage complex near Avdivka. However, there are currently no street battles in the city, according to Vitaly Barabash, head of the Avdivka city military administration. I do not confirm the information about the advances in the city and street fighting in Avdivka. The fact that they entered the suburban area near the city is true. But this is not a city building. These are not city streets, he says. Since the beginning of October, Russian invaders have been actively assaulting the Avdivka area. They are trying to surround the city and occupy it. At the same time, Ukrainian defenders are holding the line and inflicting huge losses on the enemy. According to the head of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Kirill Budinov, the losses of the Russian occupiers in their attempts to capture Avdivka have increased significantly recently. But he did not name specific figures. The Institute for War Studies reports that Russian invaders advanced in the area of Avdivka, while the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding back enemy attacks on the left bank of the Kursan region. Positional fighting continues in the Kupiansk direction near Kremlin and Bakhmut, as well as in the west of the Zaporizia region. As previously reported by the general staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are holding positions on the left bank of the Nipro River, repelled Russian attacks near Avdivka and destroyed three enemy ammunition depots.