News and press releases

Between the evenings of 9 and 10 June the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions and more than five times the number of explosions in Donetsk region compared with the previous reporting period. Between the evenings of 10 and 11 June, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region compared with the previous 24 hours. The SMM heard shots and bursts close to its unmanned aerial vehicle when it was flying near Mineralne. The SMM confirmed that two civilians from Marinka were injured and one from Petrovskyi district of Donetsk city. The Mission observed multiple impact sites in Oleksandrivka, Petrovskyi district, Vasylivka, Bezimenne and Sakhanka. On 11 June it was hindered from observing an impact site in Petrovskyi district by “DPR” members. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske; it recorded ceasefire violations in Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area and observed an impact site near Pervomaisk. Its access remained restricted there and elsewhere.* In violation of the withdrawal lines, the Mission saw howitzers near Zaichenko. It observed recently excavated trenches near Shchastia. The Mission visited two border areas not under government control.

VIENNA, 12 June 2017- Energy security as a precondition for economic growth and stability in times of economic and political uncertainty was the focus of the OSCE Mediterranean Contact Group meeting held today in Vienna...

The first public-private partnership in the cybersecurity domain in Serbia was announced at the first national cybersecurity conference, entitled Partnerships for a Secure Cyber Space, held on 12 June 2017 in Belgrade...

VIENNA, 12 June 2017 – Participants in the second OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference in Vienna stressed today that more systematic and concrete action is needed to achieve progress advancing towards gender equality in the OSCE area.

The OSCE Mission to Serbia handed over IT equipment and school supplies to the Kruševac Correctional Institution for Juveniles on the occasion of its 70th anniversary and to the Požarevac Prison for Women, on 9 June 2017...

The OSCE Mission to Moldova organized a training event for 21 law students between 7 and 9 June 2017 to equip them with the knowledge and skills to deliver primary legal aid to vulnerable people across Moldova. Law students from Moldova’s north and south participated in the event, held at Vadul-lui-Vodă, a town by the Dniester/Nistru River...

The SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared with the previous reporting period. The Mission continued to monitor the disengagement areas: it observed ceasefire violations near Zolote. Its access remained restricted there and elsewhere.* The SMM heard small-arms fire close to its unmanned aerial vehicle while it was flying over the Zolote disengagement area. The SMM confirmed civilian casualties from Marinka and Kamianka. It noted damage caused by gunfire or shelling to power lines near Mykhailivka power plant and assessed impact sites at military compounds close to residential areas in Sartana. The SMM observed a tank in violation of withdrawal lines in Avdiivka and saw weapons outside storage sites on both sides of the contact line. The SMM visited two border areas not under government control...