Editor's Note: The Kyiv Independent agreed not to publish the names and/or last names of people who live or visit Avdiivka so as not to endanger them and their immediate family. The city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk Oblast, has been on the front line of Russia's war against Ukraine for almost 10 years. Russia's October offensive left the city, once home to 35,000 people, completely destroyed. Often called "the gateway to Donetsk," the city is located just 5 kilometers northwest of the regional cap