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OSCE Chairperson Linde appoints Mikko Kinnunen as Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group
Publishing date: 19 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
STOCKHOLM, 19 July 2021 — The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde announced today the appointment of Ambassador Mikko Kinnunen from Finland as the OSCE Chairperson’s Special Representative in Ukraine and in the Trilateral Contact Group. Ambassador Kinnunen will take up his new position upon the departure of Ambassador Heidi Grau, who currently holds the position and will leave her duties on 31 July.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 165/2021 issued on 17 July 2021
Publishing date: 17 July 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 286 ceasefire violations, including 36 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 115 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 53 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 164/2021 issued on 16 July 2021
Publishing date: 16 July 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 115 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 364 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 95 ceasefire violations, including 15 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 163/2021 issued on 15 July 2021
Publishing date: 15 July 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 364 ceasefire violations, including six explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 395 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 608 ceasefire violations, including 108 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 162/2021 issued on 14 July 2021
Publishing date: 14 July 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 395 ceasefire violations, including 46 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 104 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 99 ceasefire violations, including 12 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 161/2021 issued on 13 July 2021
Publishing date: 13 July 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 Mission recorded 104 ceasefire violations, including 29 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 218 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 104 ceasefire violations, including two explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it
101st Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti
Publishing date: 13 July 2021
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
ERGNETI, 13 July 2021 — The 101st meeting of the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) convened today in Ergneti, co-facilitated by the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).