OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 16/2020 issued on 21 January 2020

Summary

• Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region.
• A man was injured by an explosive device in non-government-controlled Zhovte.
• The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The SMM saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines in non-government-controlled areas in Luhansk region.
• It monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation of as well as repairs and maintenance to critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at checkpoints of the armed formations near Verkhnoshyrokivske and close to the disengagement area near Petrivske.