Russian troops launched new attacks in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, with heavy fighting reported from around the nearly destroyed cities of Avdiivka and Bakhmut, which came after a new round of missile and drone attacks seen overnight. In its daily situation report, Ukraine’s General Staff listed 11 Russian advances towards four localities. Along the entire front line from the south to the eastern parts of Ukraine, a total of 48 battles had flared up, according to the report, which also mentioned Russian air and artillery attacks near the eastern city of Kharkiv. The information could not be i…