OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 24/2020 issued on 30 January 2020

Summary

• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region.
• A man was injured by an explosive device in Marinka in Donetsk region.
• The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The SMM saw multiple launch rocket systems and towed howitzers in violation of withdrawal lines in non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region.
• In Luhansk region, the SMM monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable repair works and maintenance to essential civilian infrastructure, including water wells near Slovianoserbsk.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including on two occasions at a checkpoint in Verkhnoshyrokivske in southern Donetsk region.*