; Whereas the humanitarian crisis is worsening as more than 5,000,000 people in eastern Ukraine lack sufficient access to food, emergency shelter, and medical treatment; Whereas, on January 30th, 2017, according to the United States Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the number of recent Russian ceasefire violations in the Donbas has spiked greatly, with explosions around the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka surpassing 2,300; Whereas damage from this recent bombardment has stranded 17,000 people, estimated to include 2,500 children, in Avdiivka without water, electricity, or heat in freezing conditions; Whereas up to 400,000 individuals in the surrounding area are also at risk of hypothermia with winter’s freezing temperatures; Whereas Russia’s covert war in Ukraine is a clear, gross, and uncorrected violation of relevant OSCE commitments; Whereas Russia’s action in Ukraine is just one aspect of its campaign to undermine the international order established, and defended at great cost, by the United States and its allies in the aftermath of World War II and the Cold War; and Whereas deterring Russian aggression in Ukraine is an effective way for the United States to protect its vital interests in NATO and around the world: Now, therefore, be it