Official: Remaining 16 workers evacuated from Avdiivka plant,
17 local residents refuse to leave.The final 16 workers who remained at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant were evacuated, Vitalii Barabash, head of the Avdiivka city military administration, said to Suspilne media outlet on Nov. 7.
According to Barabash, 17 residents of the town staying in the only warehouse still intact in the factory refuse to leave.
Russian forces are preparing for a third wave of attacks against the largely destroyed city in Donetsk Oblast, with the aim of capturing the plant, Barabash said.
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