Centre for Operative Information provides an overview of events in the JFO area during period January 17-23, 2022

An overview of the main events in the JFO area and situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions during the period January 17-23, 2022.

The Ukrainian military retain full control over the situation in their operation area.

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to violate ceasefire regime.

The enemy conducted disturbing fire all along the frontline, provoking fire in response by the Ukrainian forces.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces recorded 20 ceasefire violations committed by Russian occupation forces, 11 ceasefire violations had been recorded during the last week.

The enemy conducted 11 shelling using weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements.

The Ukrainian Defence Forces conducted 9 fires in response using weapons non-prohibited by the Minsk agreements. The occupants had to stop their firing activity.

The enemy UAV crossed the frontline to collect intelligence data. Moreover, the enemy continues to use UAV to drop the VOG-17 grenades.

One Ukrainian soldier was injured, and one was WIA. They were brought to medical facilities to receive proper treatment.

Defence Intelligence of MoD reports.

According to the Defence Intelligence of the MoD, the Command of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continues to increase combat training of the units in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.  Since the beginning of this month, the enemy has secretly brought over 7,000 tons of fuel, several battle tanks and self-propelled artillery, other weapons and ammunition, including for artillery systems and mortars by rail and road from the territory of the Russian Federation to the units of the 1^st and 2^nd Army Corps.

In addition, in order to man the enemy units mercenaries are being actively recruited and sent to temporarily occupied territory in the Donets and Luhansk regions to intensive training courses at the training centres through the network of recruitment centres in the Russian Federation.

The Ukrainian side of the JCCC reports

The Joint Centre for Control and Coordination reports violations of the Minsk agreements by the Russian forces in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

On January 20 the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission observers recorded 101 military vehicles of the Russian forces on the temporarily occupied territories that are allocated in violation of the Minks agreements.

Work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the temporarily occupied territories was impeded multiple times by the Russian forces. During the last week in KORSUN, YASYNUVATA and BEZIMENNE the occupants blocked way for the patrols of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission.

Violations by the occupants show military preparations to create preconditions for further tension escalation on the frontline and attempt to conceal their criminal activity from international observers.

The Ukrainian forces remain on their positions and adhere to the ceasefire regime commitments reached within the framework of the Trilateral Contact Group.

Defence borders of the Ukrainian forces remain unchanged.

The Joint Forces retain control over the situation in their operations area and continue accomplishing their combat missions of defeating and deterring the Russian armed aggression.      

Glory to Ukraine!

Centre for Operative Information