 Ukraine has sent more soldiers to the embattled eastern town of Avdivka, an army unit said, describing the situation as extremely critical, the battle for Avdivka has been grinding on for many months, with neither side making any significant advances. By now, only rubble seems to be left of the town, but for Russia taking it has become a priority. The main road leading to Avdivka, Donetsk Oblast, is completely exposed to Russian arms fire, Donetsk regional governor Vadim Filoshkin told Ukrainian TV broadcasters. Russian forces are trying to break through the Ukrainian defenses and capture the town as soon as possible, he added Russian forces have been storming the city in the eastern Donetsk region since last year and have it surrounded by three sides. The third separate assault brigade confirms that it was urgently redeployed to strengthen Ukrainian troops in the Avdivka area, the brigade said in a post on its Telegram channel. The situation in the city was extremely critical, it added Russian forces have made progress in their attempt to capture the city in recent weeks, with reports of street fighting on the outskirts, according to AFP. The battle for the industrial hub, less than 10 kilometers north of the city of Donetsk, has been one of the bloodiest of the two-year war, drawing comparisons with last year's grinding fight for Bakhmat, in which tens of thousands of soldiers were killed, the objective situation in Avdivka remains threatening and unstable. The enemy continues the active rotation of troops and is throwing new forces and resources into the city, Ukraine's third separate assault brigade said, the general staff of Ukraine's army said separately that troops continue to hold back the enemy, who keeps trying to surround Avdivka.