Once the target of shelling from secessionist Donetsk, Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, now is running at full capacity, producing almost twice as much coke as in 2017

Once the target of shelling from secessionist Donetsk, Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant, now is running at full capacity, producing almost twice as much coke as in 2017, RFE/RL reports from the plant. Production now is 9,300 tons a day, compared to 5,000 a day in 2017. A purified form of coal, coke from Avdiivka fuels steelmaking furnaces across eastern Ukraine. Employing 4,000 workers, the plant is one of the largest in Europe. Many workers commute from Russian-controlled Donetsk, a factor that may have prompted local authorities to suspend shelling.