The operations of the Donetsk Filtration Station, supplying water in Avdiyivka, were once again suspended after the facility came under fire, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said.

"Donetsk Filter Station, supplying water to 345,000 people in east of Ukraine, has stopped today due to shelling. Chlorine pipes were also damaged risking the lives of Donetsk water workers. We are calling on all parties to avoid shelling water equipment. Water is not a target," UNICEF Ukraine said on Twitter on Friday night.