OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 167/2021 issued on 20 July 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 86 ceasefire violations, including eight explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 275 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded four ceasefire violations, including two explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 11 ceasefire violations in the region.
• The SMM saw recent damage to two apartments, of which one inhabited, in non-government-controlled Zolote-5/Mykhailivka, Luhansk region.
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and 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 four entry-exit checkpoints and four corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a checkpoint of the armed formations in Donetsk region.*