Nearby, lying under a blanket in the freezing cold, was the body of the young woman's mother, Katya Volkova, 60. The town is a government stronghold but also a suburb of Donetsk, which is a key rebel base. The Avdiivka Coke Chemistry Plant has decreased its production capacity as it struggles to heat the town. "It's impossible to sleep now because of the shelling," she said, "and it's so much worse than it has been since 2015. There's no electricity, there's no water, there's no heat, so they had to leave."

Source: CBC News February 02, 2017 10:00 UTC