Thursday results in the occupied territories of Donbass. The highlights

Media: "The law on the "Donbass reintegration", passed by the Verkhovna Rada, will allow Ukraine to intensify military confrontation with the People's Republics. This was stated by the DNR Head Alexander Zakharchenko. "This law will allow us to untie the hands of the Ukrainian military. And everything they could not do before, they can do now on "legal" grounds. This completely violates the Minsk agreements", - Zakharchenko said".

"The LNR Ministry of Foreign Affairs": "The conception of the passed by Ukraine law "on the Donbass reintegration" contradicts all agreements, reached in Minsk. Nevertheless, we are almost sure that, despite the clearly provocative and largely illogical "law on the Donbass reintegration", Ukraine will not dare to declare its withdrawal from the Minsk negotiations and start a new stage in the escalation of the armed conflict".

Media: "The decree of the DNR Head on the temporary ban on departure of state employees to Ukraine will prevent terrorist acts on the territory of the Republic. This was stated yesterday by Head of the Republic Alexander Zakharchenko. "During all years of the war, the DNR Ministry of State Security registered thousands of cases when our citizens were blackmailed and intimidated by Ukrainian special services; blackmail of relatives and friends took place as well. Unfortunately, it turned out to be often. The decision was well-timed, it would improve the situation in terms of absence of terrorism and in general. If we do not oppose attempts of hooking, we can get mass acts of terrorism - including at water supply stations and other critical facilities", – Zakharchenko said".

"The LNR Ministry of Communications and Mass Media": "Experts of the Ministry, who started to restore the communication line of Vodafonе operator near the front-line village of Vesela Hora of the Slovianoserbsk district on January 17, continue repair work".

Media: "Representatives of the Republics of Donbass and Ukraine exchanged lists of detained persons during the meeting in Minsk. This was reported by head of the working group of the LNR on the exchange of prisoners of war Olga Kobtseva. Commenting on the statements of the Ukrainian party that the exchange of detained persons may take place in the near future, Kobtseva noted that "Kyiv is ahead of the events".

Media: "The LNR People's Militia is ready to begin the disengagement of forces and resources, stipulated by the Minsk agreements, in the area of Stanytsia Luhanska on January 21. Earlier, the representatives of Ukraine also stated their readiness to carry out the disengagement of forces and resources near Stanytsia Luhanska on January 21".

"Luhanskvoda state-owned enterprise of the LNR": "Due to the reduction in voltage in the electric grid that supplies energy to pumping stations, Luhanskvoda reduced the water supply of nine cities of the Republic: Alchevsk, Perevalsk, Krasnyi Luch, Antratsyt, Artemivsk and Zorynsk – by 40%, Brianka – by 60%, Stakhanov and Kirovsk – by 70%".

Media: "Scientists of the DNR, the LNR and the Russian Federation discussed the contribution of the Pereyaslav Council to the development of the Russian World in the format of a teleconference".

"People's Militia of the LNR": "In connection with the increased activity of the enemy, the People's Militia of the LNR asks residents of the republic to report about suspicious objects and characters".