OSCE to hold meeting on Avdiyivka today, Jan 31

On Tuesday, the OSCE Special Permanent Council will hold a meeting due to the worsening situation in Avdiyivka, the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the OSCE reported on Twitter.

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"OSCE Special Permanent Council meeting on Avdiivka will take place today, on 31 January," the mission tweeted.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the combined Russian-separatists forces repeatedly attacked Ukrainian positions in Avdiyivka's industrial zone on January 29, the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters said. The enemy had to retreat after they had sustained losses.

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However, active fighting in Avdiyivka is still ongoing as the Russian-occupation forces try to seize Ukrainian positions, having launched another assault.

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