OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 126/2020 issued on 28 May 2020

Summary

• Compared with the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region.
• Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.*
• The Mission continued monitoring all three disengagement areas; it observed persons inside the disengagement areas near Zolote and Petrivske during evening hours.
• The SMM saw weapons beyond withdrawal lines but outside designated storage sites on both sides of the contact line in Donetsk region.
• The Mission continued following up on measures taken amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including at entry-exit checkpoints and checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM facilitated vegetation clearance near Vilkhove, electrical repairs near Dovhe, and demining activities near Trokhizbenka, all in Luhansk region.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted.*