It amounts to one of Russia’s biggest pushes since last spring and its aim appears both to be an attempt to create a “cauldron” around the Ukrainian defenders and to change the narrative of the war to one in which the initiative shifts back towards Russia. After months of soaking up punishment from Ukraine’s dogged but slow-moving counter-offensive, since October 9th Russian forces have been carrying out a sustained attack of their own. This is centred on the eastern frontline town of Avdiivka, a heavily fortified Ukrainian-held area close to the Russian-held capital of Donetsk province. Do you think that Ukraine will lose greatly to Russia at the end of it ?