Russia soldier rues Avdiivka losses in video: "75 of us came...now 14 left"

A Russian soldier has lamented the losses among his comrades in the battle for Avdiivka during a video that has gone viral.

Russian forces launched a push for the town in the Donetsk oblast, which is the gateway to the Moscow-occupied city of Donetsk, in October.

After throwing thousands of troops and large numbers of equipment into the area, Moscow's forces have suffered some of its highest casualty rates this year, according to western estimates. Meanwhile, relatives of Russian troops have complained at the conditions they face in the trenches, where they have been targeted by Ukrainian fire.