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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 96/2021 issued on 27 April 2021
Publishing date: 27 April 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 205 ceasefire violations, including 123 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 125 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded four ceasefire
Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 27 April 2021
Publishing date: 27 April 2021
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons increased at both BCPs compared to the previous week.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 95/2021 issued on 26 April 2021
Publishing date: 26 April 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 23 and 25 April, the SMM recorded 382 ceasefire violations, including 297 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 374 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 23 and 25 April, the Mission
Spot Report 12/2021: Members of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage at the checkpoint near Olenivka, Donetsk region
Publishing date: 26 April 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
On the morning of 26 April, an SMM patrol travelling from non-government-controlled Donetsk city, consisting of two vehicles, one trailer and five mission members, arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Olenivka (non-government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) to conduct an exchange of trailers with a second SMM patrol arriving from government-controlled areas...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 94/2021 issued on 24 April 2021
Publishing date: 24 April 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 374 ceasefire violations, including 133 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 488 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded two ceasefire violations, both explosions. In the previous reporting period,
OSCE SMM Spot Report 11/2021: Long-range unmanned aerial vehicle damaged in emergency landing due to dual GPS signal interference
Publishing date: 24 April 2021
Content type: Spot report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
At 19:00 on 23 April, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experienced GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming, upon take-off from its base in Stepanivka (government-controlled, 54km north of Donetsk). Subsequently, at 19:05, while flying over areas near
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 93/2021 issued on 23 April 2021
Publishing date: 23 April 2021
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 488 ceasefire violations, including in total 416 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 276 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded six ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it