OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 177/2020 issued on 27 July 2020

Summary

• Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 24 and 25 July, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region.
• Between the evenings of 25 and 26 July, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region, compared with the previous 24 hours.
• The SMM corroborated reports of injuries due to shelling to a mother and a son and damage to their house in non-government-controlled Oleksandrivka, Donetsk region.
• The SMM saw craters near civilian properties in non-government-controlled Vesele, Donetsk region.
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. An SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle spotted people inside the disengagement area near the latter two areas during evening and night hours.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localised ceasefires to enable repairs to and maintenance of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including at entry-exit checkpoints and corresponding checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM observed a calm situation in south-east Kherson region.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted.*