As of the evening of January 20, 151 combat clashes were reported along the front lines. The heaviest concentration of attacks by Russian forces occurred in the Pokrovsk direction, with over 70 assaults recorded,

Donald J. Trump’s promise to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine in 24 hours, “before I even become president,” proved to be untrue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was open to dialogue with the new Trump administration on the conflict in Ukraine, as he welcomed what he said was the president-elect's attitude toward preventing a third world war.