In recent days, we are forced to record the violation of all the agreements reached earlier regarding ceasefire, non-use and withdrawal of heavy artillery.

The head of the Interdepartmental Committee on Accreditation of humanitarian missions, the plenipotentiary representative of the DPR at the negotiations in Minsk Denis Pushilin commented on the statement of the State Border Service of Ukraine that the Donbass soldiers did not allow 25 trucks of humanitarian aid into the territory of the LPR.

On January 26, a meeting via videoconference of the Contact group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass was held. During the meeting, participants discussed the placement of Ukrainian positions near Donetsk filtration plant, which was confirmed by the Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug.

On January 22, Donetsk held a rally-requiem in memory of those killed during the shelling in 2015, at Bosse urban settlement. The event attended by the DPR People’s Council Chairman Denis Pushilin, head of the faction "Donetsk Republic" deputy Alexander Kostenko.

On January 20, 2017, in Donetsk Sports Center "Sportmax" a Russian world record holder on powerlifting Mariana Naumova held a master class on bench press. The event was attended by the DPR People's Council Chairman Denis Pushilin.

On January 19, in the city of Simferopol (Crimean Republic, Russian Federation) held the Slavic Unity Forum "Forever with Russia" which was attended by the DPR and the LPR delegations.

On January 18, the capital of the Republic of Crimea in Simferopol held a solemn meeting and laying flowers at the monument to Bogdan Khmelnitsky on the occasion of the 363rd anniversary of the Pereyaslav Council.

On January 18, a festive opening of an exhibition of Donbass children’ drawings called “The war and the world seen by children” took place in Simferopol (Crimean Republic, Russian Federation). The event was attended by the DPR and LPR delegations, a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Andrey Kozenko.

On January 16, in Assumption Cathedral in Moscow people said goodbye to Elizabeth Glinka who used to be heading "Fair Aid" charity foundation.

On January 16, a meeting of the Contact group on the peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass was held in Minsk. The agenda included issues relating to compliance with the truce, the implementation of the Framework Decision of the Trilateral contact group on disengagement of forces and means, as well as the resumption of the economic sub-groups