OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 2/2022 issued on 5 January 2022

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 54 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 36 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded three ceasefire violations, all explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded one ceasefire violation in the region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The Mission facilitated the operation and repair of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at three entry-exit checkpoints and two corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Luhansk region.
• The Mission visited a border crossing point and monitored areas near the border outside government control in Donetsk region.
• The SMM observed gatherings in Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted. Its unmanned aerial vehicles encountered instances of GPS signal interference assessed as caused by probable jamming.*