Thursday results in the occupied territories of Donbass. The highlights

Media: "Epiphany celebrations were held during the period of battle action in Petrovsky district of Donetsk for the first time".

"The Deputy Commander of Operational Command of the DPR" Eduard Basurin: "The situation returned to normal in the Donetsk People's Republic, as compared with the previous days. We associate emerged normalization and reduction of shelling the territory of the republic with the arrival of the Deputy Head of the OSCE in Ukraine Alexander Hug in Donetsk on January 20".

Media: "Activists of the Donbass Development Center humanitarian mission began the distribution of hygiene kits to needy residents of the DPR. The kit includes soap, detergent for surfaces, dezaktin, bleacher, glass cleaner, carpet cleaner, shampoo, sponge for dishwashing, toilet paper, toothpaste and toothbrush, wet wipes, waste sacks, and so on. It is planned to provide about five thousand people with it till the end of February".

"The Ministry of Transport of the DPR": "The Ministry of Transport of the DPR made a decision to prepare the design and estimate documentation for the organization of auxillary lane on the Snizhne - Marynivka highway due to the need to expand the section of the road near Marynivka checkpoint near the Russian border".

Media: "As of December 1, 2016 postgraduate studies were carried out in 11 institutions of higher professional education of the DPR. 522 people in total, 178 of whom enter the education in 2016, learn postgraduate studies".

Media: "Over 12 thousand people received the driver's license of the DPR sample in 2016".

Media: "The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth of the LPR requests the leaders of organizations to confirm the information about the legal entity by February 20 in order to clarify the data on religious organizations located in the territory of the LPR and registered         as required by law before May 18, 2014".

Media: "Armenians living on the territory of the LPR renewed the activity of their community at the general gathering, and also elected Vardan Hayrapetyan as a chairman. The Armenian community of the LPR comprises about 500 people at the moment".

Media: "The figures, forged from shells and mines by the Donetsk master Viktor Mikhalyov, will be presented this spring at the exhibition in the building of the Russian State Duma. The exhibition will be held with the support of the State Duma deputy, People's Artist of the USSR and DPR, Hero of the republic Joseph Kobzon. It is expected he will be the one to open the exhibition of the Donetsk master".