Thursday results in the occupied territories of Donbas. The highlights
In the area of the Joint Forces Operation on January 14, three violations of the ceasefire by the armed formations of the Russian Federation were recorded, - the JFO headquarters reported. So, the occupiers fired towards the Ukrainian positions from grenade machine guns not far from Vodiane in Pryazovia. In addition to firing a grenade launcher in the suburb of Marinka, the enemy fired several shots from small arms. As a result of the enemy's shelling of our positions in the area of Hnutove, one serviceman was wounded. He received medical assistance, his condition is assessed as steady.
17 158 cases of COVID-19 were registered in the occupied territory of Donetsk oblast, of which there are 1514 deaths. This was reported by the fake "DNR Ministry of Health". Thus, the mortality rate from coronavirus infection in CADO is 8.82%, which is several times higher than that in the free territory of Ukraine and in the world. Another 341 cases of COVID-19 were detected in CADO over the past day. 25 patients died. It was also reported that 106 cases of "usual" pneumonia were detected over the day, of which 82 people were hospitalized. In total, 1797 patients with pneumonia are being treated, of which 684 are on oxygen support.
Employees of fake "power" departments of health, education and social sphere will be the first in CADO to be vaccinated against coronavirus infection with the Russian drug Sputnik V. This was promised by the "DNR" leader Denis Pushilin. A statement of the leader of the occupation power said that the immunization of the population would be voluntary, and the process, including testing at the stage of preparation for receiving the vaccine, would be free for top-priority categories of citizens. The start date of vaccination was not disclosed. Let us recall that the Russian Sputnik V vaccine was approved by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation on August 11, 2020, despite the fact that the third phase of its tests was not carried out.
670.3 thousand pensioners were registered with the authorities of the "DNR pension fund" in the occupied territory of Donetsk oblast as of October 1, 2020. This was reported by the so-called "DNR Ministry of Economic Development". "There are 295 pensioners per 1000 people of the republic's resident population", - the "ministry's" document said. It was also reported that the average amount of assigned monthly pensions in January-November 2020 increased by 20.5% ($84 as of October 1, 2019) and amounted to $99. For comparison, the average pension in the free territory of Ukraine in 2020 increased by $14 - up to $122.
The former Shakhtar stadium, where children from sports football sections have recently been trained, was cut off from electricity and gas supply in occupied Donetsk. This was written in social networks. "The Shakhtar stadium in Donetsk is a significant sports facility,… trainings of young footballers continued here up until recently, but now the stadium is going through hard times", - the message said. "Electricity and gas to the sports facility was cut off because of debts - this puts an end to the maintenance of the football lawn in an acceptable condition and training of children. The drainage system of the stadium is in a deplorable state. The reason for disconnecting from utilities is debts", - local bloggers reported. The message refers to the problem in general terms. "A Company owes money to B company, while both belong to X company, so the city administration decided to punish in this situation not one of them, but the Donetsk children who want to play football", - is written in local publics.
The "DNR" occupiers announced the search for a tenant for the object of the grabbed real estate, which is located on the Pokrysheva lane, 1 in occupied Donetsk. This was said on the "official website of the DNR". "The DNR State Property Fund intends to lease an object of immovable property converted into state ownership by a court decision, namely: a complex of buildings and constructions with a total area of 1815.2 sq. m, located at the address: Donetsk, Pokrysheva lane, 1", - the message said. Energosteel Trading House LLC was located at the indicated address before the Russian aggression.