Russian mission to JCCC guarantees Avdiivka ceasefire for repairs
KYIV. Jan 31 (Interfax) - The Russian mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) guarantees a ceasefire in the Avdiivka industrial zone in the period from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. on Tuesday, head of the Donetsk regional military-civilian administration Pavlo Zhebrivskyi said on Facebook.
"The JCCC reported at the coordination conference this morning that the Russian mission had given written guarantees of a ceasefire zone in the period from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Repairmen are getting down to business," he said.
"We are expecting the arrival of members of the OSCE mission in Avdiivka to operate in the 'mirror' regime," he said.
Attacks on Avdiivka continued as of Tuesday morning, and the Avdiivka Coke Plant had to suspend operation for the first time since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, first deputy head of the Avdiivka military-civilian administration Fridon Vekua said.
"The Coke Plant has suspended operation for the first time since the beginning of the conflict. Gas supply has been unstable, and Avdiivka is still suffering from a blackout," he said on Tuesday morning.
According to Vekua, artillery attacks on the city continue.
Air temperatures stand at minus 19 degrees Celsius in the Avdiivka area.