As of 7 a.m. Friday, February 3, local authorities managed to evacuate 200 residents of Avdiivka to safety; 95 of these are kids, the State Emergency Service says.
No ceasefire is observed in this area of combat zone; the fights and artillery strikes continue for five days straight. According to Pavlo Zhebrivsky, the Head of Donetsk regional state administration, the militants intentionally fire on living blocks to cause civilian casualties.
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