OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 110/2021 issued on 14 May 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 208 ceasefire violations, including 99 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 54 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 332 ceasefire violations, including 39 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 70 ceasefire violations in the region.
• The SMM followed up on reports of injuries to a man due to the explosion of an undetermined object in Novoselivka Druha, Donetsk region.
• Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle close to the disengagement area near Petrivske.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It heard ceasefire violations inside the area near Petrivske.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at four entry-exit checkpoints and two corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk region.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at school in non-government-controlled Zolote-5/Mykhailivka. Its unmanned aerial vehicles again experienced multiple instances of GPS signal interference.