OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 151/2021 issued on 1 July 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 78 ceasefire violations, including 43 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 90 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 84 ceasefire violations, including 36 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 135 ceasefire violations in the region.
• An SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was lost due to dual GPS signal interference assessed as jamming near government-controlled Stepanivka, Donetsk region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It recorded ceasefire violations inside the disengagement area near Petrivske.
• The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at five entry-exit checkpoints and four corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM monitored border areas outside government control in Donetsk region and observed no change in the security situation.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a checkpoint of the armed formations in southern Donetsk region. Its UAVs again experienced instances of GPS signal interference.