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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 77/2020 issued on 1 April 2020
Publishing date: 1 April 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire was assessed as aimed at SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicles flying over areas near government-controlled Hnutove and near non-government-controlled
OSCE SMM Spot Report 7/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at a checkpoint in Luhansk region
Publishing date: 1 April 2020
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 31 March and 1 April, members of the armed formations again denied attempts of the SMM to travel towards non-government-controlled areas along an official crossing route...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 76/2020 issued on 31 March 2020
Publishing date: 31 March 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A woman died and another was injured due to small-arms fire in Staromykhailivka and Avdiivka, respectively. Members of the armed formations denied the SMM passage towards
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 31 March 2020
Publishing date: 31 March 2020
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
OSCE Media Freedom Representative Désir calls on Ukrainian Government not to cut budget of public service broadcaster
Publishing date: 31 March 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development, Media pluralism
VIENNA, 31 March 2020 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Harlem Désir, called today on the Ukrainian Government not to cut the budget of the public broadcasting company of Ukraine, UA:PBC...
OSCE SMM Spot Report 6/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at three checkpoints in Donetsk region and two in Luhansk region
Publishing date: 30 March 2020
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On 28, 29 and 30 March, members of the armed formations again denied attempts of the SMM to travel towards non-government-controlled areas – seven times in Donetsk region, and three times in Luhansk region, along official crossing routes...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 75/2020 issued on 30 March 2020
Publishing date: 30 March 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 27 and 28 March, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 28 and 29 March, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer