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Combined Russian-separatist forces continue attacks in the area of Avdiyivka in Donbas, with the use of heavy artillery and mortars, according to the Ukraine military headquarters.

At the same time, the press service of the 72nd Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade wrote on Facebook that the militants took advantage of a short ceasefire and attacked the positions of the Armed Forced of Ukraine (AFU) near Avdiyivka: “An hour ago, the enemy requested a truce and, taking advantage of the calm, launched an attack. The attack was repulsed, and the enemy stopped. The battle is still ongoing.”

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