Avdiivka fighting

Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded, two traumatized as Russian militants used 122 mm artillery in Mariupol direction, hit Avdiivka by hundred Grad missiles, - Staff The invaders continue shelling our positions mainly using heavy weapons. A total of 46 attacks were recorded today. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded, two others were traumatized. 31.01.17 19:14 22 257 65 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Ukrainian soldier Dmytro Overchenko killed in yesterday's battle near Avdiivka. PHOTOS Member of 72nd Separate Mechanized Brigade Dmytro Overchenko, 28, was killed in a clash in the vicinity of Avdiivka (the Donetsk region) yesterday. 30.01.17 16:34 68 603 64 Incidents

US Ambassador Yovanovitch "very concerned for Avdiivka residents" The United States Ambassador in Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch says she is concerned for residents of the Donetsk city of Avdiivka. 31.01.17 12:13 5 958 64 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Abroskin published more photos of night shelling of Avdiivka. PHOTOS The pro-Russian militants shelled the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region all night long. 04.02.17 14:31 40 241 63 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

One civilian killed as Avdiivka came under Russian militants’ artillery strike, - Donetsk region police chief. PHOTOS One civilian was killed in the Russian militants’ heavy artillery strike that hit Avdiivka’s residential neighborhood late on Feb. 16. 16.02.17 21:06 26 248 60 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Two soldiers die in shelling around Avdiivka, - ATO HQ Two Ukrainian military were killed near Ukraine's eastern town of Avdiivka. 20.04.17 21:52 26 272 59 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Merkel appeals to Putin to use his influence on separatists, - German government spokesman Seibert Speaking on phone, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to stop the violence there. 07.02.17 19:25 8 016 58 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

At least 30 militants eliminated near Avdiivka, - Novaya Gazeta The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the terrorists' attack. 05.02.17 11:57 68 033 54 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

18 houses damaged as militants shelled Avdiivka residential area with Grads. PHOTOS The militants shelled Avdiivka residential area with Grad rocket systems at noon today. 18 private houses have been damaged. 26.03.17 15:59 16 250 53 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Governor Zhebrivskyi says talks underway to cease fire in Avdiivka on Feb. 2 Chairman of the Donetsk regional military and civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi says the parties started negotiations to establish cease-fire in the Donbas on Feb. 2. 01.02.17 23:02 16 930 50 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Tusk calls on Russia to cease fighting in eastern Ukraine, - Reuters European Council President Donald Tusk called on Russia to use its influence with separatists in east Ukraine to stop a recent spike in violence in the Donbas. 02.02.17 14:29 6 142 49 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

High voltage power line damaged in Avdiivka fighting, five villages without electricity, - Donetsk governor Zhebrivskyi Head of the Donetsk regional military civil administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi said the repair works might start in the morning is cease-fire agreed. 21.04.17 11:12 8 753 48 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Donetsk filtration station halted, personnel evacuated, - MoD The Donetsk filtration station has been in the area of massive attacks by Russian occupation forces for two days now. During this period, station's facilities suffered considerable damage. 25.02.17 00:00 22 698 44 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Roman Klimov, killed near Avdiivka, will be buried tomorrow in Mykolaiv. PHOTO Ukrainian soldier was killed by the pro-Russian militants at the age of 27. 05.02.17 16:57 30 518 44 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian terrorists used tanks, 122 mm artillery near Avdiivka and in Mariupol direction, - Staff The Russian terrorist forces committed 36 attacks on the Ukrainian troops’ positions today. Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and six were wounded. 01.02.17 20:24 15 280 43 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian proxies mortared Avdiivka residential area, civilian wounded, - Donetsk governor Zhebrivskyi The residential area of Avdiivka came under mortar attack. 06.04.17 21:34 7 697 42 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian JCCC representatives hinder effective restoration of Avdiivka destroyed infrastructure, - ATO Staff This morning, the representatives of the Russian side to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) unilaterally limited the number of workers admitted to repair the damaged infrastructure. 05.02.17 15:04 10 740 42 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

German Foreign Office blames Russia for escalation of violence in Donbas The aggravation of the situation in the Donbas has been provoked by Russia. 06.02.17 18:58 19 903 42 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

Last tribute paid to 72nd Brigade’s soldier Oleh Burets in Piatykhatky. VIDEO A farewell ceremony for 26-year-old soldier Oleh Burets was held in the Dnipropetrovsk region today. 04.02.17 15:46 37 305 40 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian terrorists hit OSCE SMM observation post in Avdiivka The Russian occupation forces have once again shelled Avdiivka’s residential neighborhoods in violation of the agreements reached by the Trilateral Contact Group to resolve armed conflict in the Donbas. 03.03.17 21:20 20 055 40 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Mykolaiv, Kyiv to pay last tribute to Ukrainian soldiers killed at Avdiivka tomorrow The farewell ceremony to the soldiers killed in battles near Avdiivka on Jan 29, 30 will be held Feb. 1. 31.01.17 22:45 55 741 39 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian militants shelled Avdiivka with heavy artillery, tanks today, - Staff The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under 37 attacks as at 6 p.m. Jan. 30. 30.01.17 19:44 14 220 39 Incidents

Works at Donetsk water filtration station ended abruptly due to militants' fire, - OSCE OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reports on the militants' attacks at workers repairing the Donetsk water filtration station. 04.02.17 17:48 8 192 38 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russian militants continue shelling Avdiivka, hit school boiler facility, - Zhebrivskyi Avdiivka is still under attack. One of the militant’s shells hit boiler facility of the local secondary school. 17.02.17 23:13 7 770 38 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Avdiivka residents’ evacuation to be considered in case of further militants’ strikes, - ATO speaker Avdiivka is currently without power and water, experiences disruptions in heat supply. 31.01.17 13:56 7 132 37 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

"Donbas escalation repeats Russia's tactic in Syrian Aleppo," - Ukraine delegation addresses NATO's PA. DOCUMENT Chairman of the Permanent Delegation of Ukraine to the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of NATO, Petro Poroshenko Bloc MP Iryna Fryz has addressed Chairman of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Paolo Alli and the members of the Assembly with an appeal on the situation in the east of Ukraine. 31.01.17 18:02 26 528 37 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

"Avdiivka is Ukrainian Aleppo": Ukrainians protest at Russian embassies in Riga, Rome and Lisbon. VIDEO+PHOTOS Ukrainian communities of Portugal, Latvia, and Italy picketed Russian embassies in their countries. 03.02.17 14:17 26 918 37 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Rada calls on foreign parliaments to condemn Russia's deliberate destruction of Avdiivka The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted a resolution appealing to foreign parliaments and international organizations to condemn the recent Russia-provoked spike in violence in the country's east. 07.02.17 20:10 5 861 37 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Occupants shell Donetsk residential areas, seek to blame Ukrainian military, - InformNapalm. PHOTOS Russian occupation forces continue provocative shelling of Donetsk residential areas in order to stage a scene that would suit the purposes of Russian propaganda media seeking to blame the bombardments on Ukrainian Army. 06.02.17 20:28 38 050 36 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

Escalation near Avdiivka set to wane, Governor Zhebrivskyi says Donetsk military and civil state administration Chairman Pavlo Zhebrivskyi says 10 construction gangs start restoring houses in embattled Avdiivka. 06.02.17 15:44 13 235 35 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Russia, not Ukraine responsible for escalation of aggression in Donbas, - Klimkin Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says Russia's allegations about Ukraine provoking the escalation in the Donbas are absurd. 02.02.17 12:28 9 515 34 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

Donetsk filtration plant resumed its work, - Zhebrivskyi Work of Donetsk filtration plant was resumed. Avdiivka residents will be supplied with water this evening. 04.03.17 17:37 6 030 34 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

No electricity and water in Avdiivka, but houses are heated, - State Emergency Service There is no power and water-supply, but the apartments are being heated in the frontline town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, 19.02.17 12:19 7 011 32 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

86 attacks recorded yesterday. Enemy fired some 100 Grad missiles near Avdiivka, used 152 mm artillery, tanks, - ATO Staff Militants continue attacks on Ukrainian positions in all sectors. 01.02.17 09:02 15 461 31 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

Enemy used 152 mm guns near Avdiivka, 122 mm mortars in Mariupol sector. One serviceman wounded, - ATO Staff Russian hybrid forces continued shelling Ukrainian positions, having committed 40 attacks over the day. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded. 06.02.17 19:19 6 253 31 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Two residential houses damaged as militants shelled Avdiivka once again. PHOTOS On March 3, the pro-Russian militants shelled the old part of Avdiivka town in the Donetsk region. 04.03.17 11:41 6 709 31 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Avdiivka fighting

Engineers failed to repair power line in Avdiivka, - Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories Today, power engineers failed to repair the power line in Avdiivka due to a lack of security guarantees from the Joint Center on Control and Coordination (JCCC). 12.03.17 17:02 2 827 30 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Evacuated Avdiivka residents to return home tomorrow, - Malykhin Evacuated residents of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region will return home tomorrow, on Feb.12. 11.02.17 17:54 4 001 30 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Rescuers continue assisting Avdiivka residents: 881 persons attended warming centers, - State Emergency Service. PHOTOS The rescuers continue providing assistance to the residents of Avdiivka: mobile warming centers and kitchen trailers operate throughout the town. 31.01.17 23:43 15 717 30 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

No water supply in Avdiivka until mines around filtration station removed, - Zhebrivskyi Electricity supply has been restored in embattled Avdiivka town of the Donetsk region. Water supply has not been resumed, since no repairs of the damaged chlorine pipeline were carried out at the Donetsk filtration plant. 28.02.17 11:22 8 388 24 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Paratrooper Vladyslav Molodykh spent 41 days single-handedly repelling occupiers’ attacks on his position in Avdiivka. VIDEO The extraordinary story of endurance and strength of paratrooper Vladyslav Molodykh. After training in the UK, his brigade was almost immediately sent to the Avdiivka area. 09.04.25 12:23 15 019 72 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Four Ukrainian soldiers wounded today, information on serviceman killed in action disproved, - ATO speaker The number of attacks committed by the Russian militants in the Donbas increased to 54. Previous report on Ukrainian serviceman killed in action was disproved. 18.02.17 00:01 12 157 24 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

UNHCR delivers 40 tons of humanitarian aid for 2,500 Avdiivka residents UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency, delivered 40 metric tons of humanitarian assistance to the town of Avdiivka on Thursday, Feb. 2. 03.02.17 21:00 3 334 23 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Militants mortared Avdiivka, hit residential area, - Abroskin. PHOTOS Today, militants continued to shell Avdiivka. 26.02.17 17:45 9 476 23 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Lutsk to bid farewell to 72nd Brigade Lt Maksym Hrynchyshyn killed around Avdiivka. PHOTOS Tomorrow, Feb. 22, Lutsk will say final goodbye to Lieutenant Maksym Hrynchyshyn killed in the Donbas. 21.02.17 19:02 25 181 23 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Rescuers evacuate 132 persons including 70 children from Avdiivka, - Sate Emergency Service. PHOTOS 132 persons (including 70 children) were evacuated from the war-torn town of Avdiivka (the Donetsk region) as at 4 p.m. Feb. 1. 01.02.17 21:11 12 315 22 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Canada closely monitors situation in Avdiivka, condemns Russian-backed forces’ actions, Foreign Minister Freeland says Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Chrystia Freeland expresses overwhelming concern about the escalation of violence in Ukraine’s east and pledges to make efforts together with the defense minister to extend Operation UNIFIER, the military training provided to Ukrainian soldiers by Canadian instructors. 03.02.17 17:06 3 680 21 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

Sniper hits occupier in Avdiivka direction. VIDEO A sniper hit an occupier who was cautiously peeking out from behind a building near Avdiivka. 06.02.24 14:12 16 011 20 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting War