News and press releases

• Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. • The SMM saw that demining works continued inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. • The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line, including multiple launch rocket systems near non-government-controlled Khrustalnyi. • The SMM monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs of and the operation of essential civilian infrastructure, as well as to enable the removal of unexploded ordnance between the entry-exit checkpoint in Pyshchevyk and the checkpoint near Verkhnoshyrokivske. • Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued; the Mission observed the presence of mines close to the Petrivske disengagement area and inside the one near Zolote. SMM unmanned aerial vehicles were subjected to signal interference.*

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.

Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 9 and 10 August, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 10 and 11 August, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region, compared with the previous 24 hours. In Troitske, two women sustained injuries due to shelling, prior to the recommitment to the ceasefire. The SMM saw that demining works continued inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area on 10 August. The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines at the train station in Bakhmut. The SMM monitored adherence to the ceasefire to enable the drilling of wells near Raivka and facilitate the operation of essential civilian infrastructure. The Mission observed a calm situation at the crossing point between Chonhar and Crimea and in nearby areas. Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including at non-government-controlled checkpoints near Verkhnoshyrokivske, Zaichenko, Oleksandrivka and Kreminets...

Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM observed damage from gunfire at a functioning school in Zolote-5/Mykhailivka. The SMM saw that demining works continued inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. The SMM monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs to and the operation of essential civilian infrastructure, including repairs to water pipelines and electric lines. The SMM saw people in queue and others holding “LPR passports” in Alchevsk. Restrictions of the Mission’s access continued, including at non-government-controlled checkpoints near Verkhnoshyrokivske and Staromykhailivka...

Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw deminers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and from non-government-controlled areas working inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. The Mission saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle spotted a cargo train heading west in non-government-controlled areas near the border with the Russian Federation. The SMM monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs to water infrastructure and electric lines, as well as the operation of essential civilian infrastructure. Restrictions of the Mission’s access continued, including at non-government-controlled checkpoints near Verkhnoshyrokivske and Kreminets...

COPENHAGEN, 9 August 2019 – In reaction to recent developments in Kyrgyzstan, leading to the detention of former President Almazbek Atambayev, OSCE PA President George Tsereteli (MP, Georgia) issued the following statement...

• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. • The SMM saw fresh damage from heavy-machine-gun fire to a functioning school and residential properties in Horlivka. • Small-arms fire was directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle near non-government-controlled Novoselivka. • The SMM saw deminers from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine and from non-government-controlled areas working inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. • The Mission monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs and expansion of water infrastructure and repairs of power lines as well as the operation of essential civilian infrastructure. • Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including at a non-government-controlled checkpoint near Zaichenko...