Thursday results in the occupied territories of Donbass. The highlights

"The Deputy Commander of the operational command of the DPR Eduard Basurin": "Remains recovery of three bodies of the Ukrainian military was carried out in 3 km to the southwest of the Octyabr settlement on January 11. The bodies were found at the distance of 500 meters from the main line of defense of our units. The cause of death of the group was firing on the minefield".

Media: "Attempts of political pressure from the Democratic party, ruling in Italy, on the work of the DPR representative center in Turin will be the demonstration of discrimination and direct violation of democratic freedoms. This was stated by the acting minister of foreign affairs of the DPR Natalia Nikonorova".

"The ministry of industry and trade of the DPR": "Start-up of the state-owned enterprise Yuzovsky metallurgical plant is planned for spring 2017. Power and energy supply utilities, required for the work of the enterprise, have been repaired during the preparation for the launch of the plant. Nine electric overhead type cranes, press shears AKROS and loading machine Fuchs were restored in the drop-hammer workshop. Now we need to complete the repair of the second press shears and loading machine".

Media: "A musician from the United States, trombonist Nicholas Conn, will give a concert on the stage of the Donetsk state academic philharmonic on January 28."

"LPR General Prosecutor's Office": "LPR General Prosecutor's Office declares illegal the withdrawal of 439 pigs by the staff of the State committee of taxes and fees of the LPR at one of the enterprises of Antratsytsky district. Data of the violation will be determined in the nearest future, the number of pigs will be fully returned to a pig farm in Malomykolayivka village, and the population of the village will be able to engage in labor activities at the given business facility".

"The Ministry of State Security of the LPR": "An organized tour of children for participation in the New Year's excursion program in the Russian Federation is planned through Izvarino international checkpoint between 7.00 and 16.00 on January 13. In this regard, priority in crossing the state border of the LPR will be primarily given to the organized groups with children as well as to the privileged category of population who have the right of out-of-order crossing of the checkpoint. The border guard service of the Ministry of State Security of the LPR addresses all citizens of the republic, who are planning a trip on January 13 through Izvarino checkpoint to provide for crossing of the State border of the LPR through Dolzhansky and Krasny partisan checkpoints as far as possible".

Media: The State customs committee of the LPR plans to open another one (the fourth) internal customs post, this time in Stakhanov in 2017. There are three internal customs posts in the republic now: in Luhansk, Sverdlovsk, and Antratsyt".

Media: "Employees of the State customs committee of the LPR confiscated the goods for the value of 638683 USD within two years".

Media: "Pupils of the Donetsk children's folklore group Diva visited the Heads of the DPR Alexander Zakharchenko on January 12. The event was held in his administration, the guests sang holiday carols. Pupils of the creative studio present Zakharchenko a picture made from the dough, which shows the starry sky and the beasts. "Thank you for coming and congratulations. I wish you happiness, health, prosperity and peaceful sky. Now I am waiting for the boys visit on January 14", - the head of state said".