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- Russia is throwing forces at a town in eastern Ukraine, launching waves of assaults to take it.
- It's been a costly battle for both sides, resulting in high casualties and vehicle and equipment losses.
- Russia has lost as many vehicles in just three weeks of assaults as Ukraine lost over several months of fighting in the south.
A Russian offensive to capture a small, ruined town in eastern Ukraine has been a costly battle. In vehicle losses, the Russian assault force has lost in just three weeks what Ukrainian troops lost over several months of intense fighting in the south.