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Attacks against civiliansDocumented29 January 2017 · exact date

Escalation of shelling in Avdiivka damages civilian infrastructure and homes

Avdiivka · Donetsk oblast

Killed: 0
Injured: 0
Affected: 20,000
Documented victims: 20,000

Account

Heavy shelling around Avdiivka in late January 2017 damaged the coke plant, power and water infrastructure, and residential buildings, leaving tens of thousands of civilians without heating in freezing temperatures, per OHCHR and OSCE reporting.

Sources

UN OHCHR — Report on the human rights situation in Ukraine, 16 November 2016 to 15 February 2017