KIEV, Jan. 31 – The Metinvest Group has called for a halt to the military confrontation near the town of Avdiyivka in Donetsk region, warning against a humanitarian disaster due to the suspension of Europe's largest coking and chemical plant in that town and a halt to heat supplies to local residents.

The suspension of the work of Metinvest's Avdiyivka plant may cause a humanitarian disaster there, the group said in a statement on Tuesday.

The plant was cut off the power grids on Sunday after shelling damaged its power lines, and is now undergoing the so-called "hot" temporary shutdown.