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Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces attempted to enter Ukrainian positions at Novotoshkivske, attempt repelled. Body of 1 attacker left on the field

Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces after failed attempt to breakthrough the lines asked for ceasefire and Ukrainian side agreed due to International Humanitarian laws to allow to remove casualties from the field, but Russian side is now falsely accusing Ukraine in attack

Clashes near Novotoshkivske, Orihove, Krymske, Hutir Vilniy have ceased. 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 4 wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 8 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded.

President Poroshenko: today together with 72 mechanical infantry brigade, in Joint Operation forces area

Russia will continue to assist the Donbass - Putin

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 7 times.

Minsk contact group to hold video conference on 27 December to discuss new ceasefire

DNR: British Special Operations Forces SAS are being deployed in Kramatorsk, Bakhmut. Ukrainian military hiring combat pilots from U.S., other countries to bomb civilians

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 13 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 7 times.

OSCE SMM Report 16 Dec: While conducting a mini-UAV flight west of Khrustalnyi, the SMM heard about 30 shots of small-arms fire at an assessed range of 1km north-west, assessed as aimed at its UAV

"We have to be very clear in how we talk about things," @SpecRepUkraine Kurt Volker at @MartensCentre event. "Ukraine is under attack.there's a war going on." He says Russia still denies direct responsibility for its role in the Donbas.

Basurin of DNR: Ukraine suspended it's offensive cause our information. on 24-26 December Ukraine to launch offensive at Horlivka axis after big provocation

Ukrainian Air defense at Donbas held a training drill

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 16 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 12 times. 1 soldier was killed, another wounded

Over 30 82 mm mortars mines hit Zolote-4 village yesterday

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 10 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded

OSCE SMM Report 13 Dec: The SMM recorded over 60 ceasefire violations inside the Zolote disengagement area and 25 near the area.

Clashes at Zolote-5, east to the Popasna, Luhansk region

Basurin of DNR says that all troops on high alert due to "possible offensive"

Joint Forces Operation foiled an attempt to blown up water channel Siverskiy Donets - Donbas, that supplying Toretsk, Horlivka and Donetsk with water

Outgoing artillery shelling from central Makiyivka reported

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 22 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed

Dec13: occupied part of Donetsk oblast: OZK hazmat suits

Tusk: Decision: EU unanimously prolongs economic sanctions against Russia given zero progress in implementation of Minsk agreements.

Ukrainian soldier was killed by Russian sniper today at Donbas

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims Ukrainian army prepares an offensive at Mariupol axis

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 7 times.