31 Jan 2017 16:54

Poroshenko receives report on initial signs of de-escalation near Avdiivka - press secretary

KYIV. Jan 31 (Interfax) - Head of the Donetsk military-civilian administration Pavlo Zhebrivsky has reported to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko regarding some initial signs indicating that fighting near the community of Avdiivka has been de-escalating, presidential press secretary Svyatoslav Tsegolko said.

"In his [Zhebrivsky's] words, after the president activated all international elements of pressure on Russia, we have the first signs of a ceasefire. According to the General Staff, silence is being observed only in the direction of Yasynuvata from Avdiivka, but militants are continuing to shoot [...] near the industrial area," Tsegolko said.