OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 109/2020 issued on 8 May 2020

Summary

• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The Mission received information about civilians, including two children, injured due to shelling in Sakhanka.
• The SMM observed damage caused by shrapnel and small-arms fire to buildings, including to a school, in Zolote-4/Rodina, Luhansk region.
• Explosions occurred near the SMM near Molodizhne, Luhansk region.
• Members of the armed formations continued to deny the SMM passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.*
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It observed persons inside the disengagement areas near Zolote and Petrivske.
• The SMM monitored and facilitated adherence to localised ceasefires to enable the operation of and repairs to critical civilian infrastructure in non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The Mission continued following up on measures taken amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including at entry-exit checkpoints and their corresponding checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions.*