News and press releases

Since the evening of 24 February and throughout the reporting period, the Mission heard multiple explosions, including multiple launch rocket system fire, near Shchastia as well as in the vicinity of the cities of Kherson, Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kyiv. The Mission heard aircraft overflying the cities

WARSAW, 25 February 2022 – While the attack on Ukraine is little more than a day old, it is already taking its toll on civilians, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Director Matteo Mecacci said at the Winter Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly today.

On 24 February, starting in the early morning and continuing throughout the day, the Mission observed a sharp deterioration of the security situation throughout its area of operations, characterized by heavy exchanges of fire along the full length of the contact line, and attacks in areas with key infrastructure and bases throughout the country...

VIENNA, 24 FEBRUARY 2022 – To address Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, the Polish OSCE Chairmanship convened a reinforced meeting of the Permanent Council at the ministerial level.

Since the early hours of 24 February, at various locations across Ukraine, the SMM observed a severely deteriorated security situation.  The Mission heard multiple explosions, including multiple launch rocket system fire. The SMM saw military aircraft overflying Kherson and Kyiv cities. The Mission

Due to the ongoing fighting and deteriorated security situation in Ukraine, in coordination with the Chairman-in-Office, I have decided to temporarily evacuate all international mission members from Ukraine as soon as possible. The commitment and bravery of the OSCE staff is commendable. The OSCE

VIENNA, 24 February 2022 – The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, strongly denounced today the media regulatory agency in Russia, Roskomnadzor’s (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) instruction imposing severe restrictions on mass media’s choice of sources of information..