OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 47/2020 issued on 26 February 2020

Summary

• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska and Zolote, and recorded ceasefire violations inside the disengagement area near Petrivske.
• An SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted anti-tank mines near Luhanske, some of which were about 150m from residential houses.
• The SMM facilitated localized ceasefires to enable repairs to and operation of critical civilian infrastructure, including repairs of water pipelines in Zaitseve.
• Members of the armed formations restricted the SMM’s freedom of movement at checkpoints in Verkhnoshyrokivske, Prymorske and Sosnivske, all in southern Donetsk region, and at a border crossing point near Voznesenivka in Luhansk region.*