Spot report by the OSCE observer mission at the Russian checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk, 3 August 2014

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Shelling incident at the Gukovo border crossing point

SUMMARY

Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, 3 August 2014

Fighting between Ukrainian troops and militants resumed around Gukovo Border Crossing Point (BCP). Two shells fell in the BCP compound one of which provoked light building damage.

DETAIL

From noon to the evening, the sounds of various kinds of weapons were heard (including machine gun and mortar) in the vicinity of the Gukovo BCP but on the Ukrainian side of the border.

At 13:35, a shell fell inside the Russian BCP compound on a piece of land between two buildings provoking the standard evacuation procedure. No damage and injury was reported.

At 15:00, a second shell round fell inside the same compound. It seems that it exploded before reaching the ground and shattered a window and damaged lightly the surrounding walls.

The OSCE Observer Mission follows the established standard operating procedures related to personal security and in co-operation with the Gukovo BCP authorities.