Power supply to Avdiyivka restored, Donetsk filter station re-launch due on Friday - Ukrainian emergency service

19:36, 16.03.2017 1 min read

The power supply to the town of Avdiyivka in Donetsk region was fully restored on Thursday, March 16, the Ukrainian State Emergency Service said.

The heat supply to the town is being provided normally, by a thermal power station at the Avdiyivka Coke and Chemical Plant, the agency said in a statement.

"Currently water from the Donetsk filter station is being supplied on a gravity principle, there is also a reserve (4,000 cubic meters) of drinking water. The launch of the Donetsk filter station is due on March 17, provided the safety of the staff is assured," the statement said.

Avdiyivka, its Coke and Chemical Plant, and the Donetsk filter station lost power on March 14 after hostilities caused damage to a 110 kV high voltage power line.