Russia launched its biggest attack in months. Huge tank losses show it isn't learning from its many defeats, expert says

• Russia launched its first major offensive in months on the village of Avdiivka — but it's not going well.
• Ukraine and Western observers have pointed to huge Russian vehicle and troop losses.
• An analyst told Insider it shows Russia hasn't learned lessons from earlier big defeats.

Russia's is taking heavy losses as it pushes hard to take the Ukrainian village of Avdiivka — illustrating in the process that it isn't learning from previous defeats, an analyst said.

Riley Bailey, who works at the Institute for the Study of War, told Insider that Russia's attempts to attack Avdiivka are going badly because it has failed to adapt since its full-scale invasion in February 2022.