Drone footage from the ongoing battle for Avdiivka, north of Donetsk city, shows a Ukrainian tank aggressively approaching Russian-held buildings in a built-up area and crushing them with main gun fire.

It's amazing to see that some of the Russians that were inside the dwellings were able to retreat out of the rubble after the heavy fire. It's not clear how many casualties were inflicted in the incident.

Russia has been on the verge of a full encirclement of Avdiivka for months, but so far have been unable to fully capture the city.

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