OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 260/2021 issued on 5 November 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 78 ceasefire violations, including 22 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 204 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded eight ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 46 ceasefire violations in the region.
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation, assessment and maintenance of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM 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 Mission monitored border areas outside government control in Luhansk region.
• The SMM observed a gathering in Kyiv.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a checkpoint of the armed formations in Staromykhailivka, Donetsk region.