OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 102/2021 issued on 5 May 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 217 ceasefire violations, including 34 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 64 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 140 ceasefire violations in the region.
• The SMM saw that the previously seen object that appears to be a camera had been relocated from the SMM’s camera mast at the Oktiabr mine to a separate mast nearby.
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It spotted people inside the latter two areas during daytime.
• The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable maintenance and operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at three entry-exit checkpoints and the corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Luhansk region.
• The SMM continued to monitor the security situation in south-east Kherson region and observed an unchanged security situation.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted. Two SMM unmanned aerial vehicles experienced GPS signal interference.*