The DNR reported about the shelling of Makeevka by the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Ukrainian side fired at Makiivka near Donetsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic three times in the morning of January 7, reported representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).

The first shelling took place at 6:00 local time, when the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 6 rockets from the MLRS from their positions in Konstantinovka, then at 10:30 and 11:13 they fired 6 and 8 155 mm shells from Orlovka, respectively.

From 12.00 January 6, 2023 to 24.00 January 7, 2023 at the Russian initiative introduced a ceasefire regime along the entire line of combat contact between the parties in Ukraine. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin gave the corresponding order the day before. The head of state noted that a large number of Orthodox Christians live in the areas of hostilities, so he called on the Ukrainian side to also declare a ceasefire. In Kyiv, the initiative was not supported and shelling of the territory of the DPR and the Kharkov region continued.

On January 1, at 0.01 Moscow time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a strike with six HIMARS rockets (two were intercepted by air defense) on the building in which the Russian military personnel were located. According to the Ministry of Defense, died 89 people. There also reportedthat the main cause of the tragedy was the inclusion and massive use, contrary to the ban, by personnel of mobile phones, which allowed the enemy to track and determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel for a missile strike.