by Phil HAZLEWOOD Agence France Presse Avdiivka, Ukraine (AFP) — The civilians of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine have been in the crossfire of fierce fighting since pro-Russian rebels seized control of nearby Donetsk in 2014. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last February, the once-thriving industrial city of 30,000 in the disputed Donbas region has become a ghost-town. Those who haven’t fled now hide indoors, huddling in the basements of apartment blocks with no running water […]





