OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 208/2020 issued on 1 September 2020

Summary

• The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region (compared with none in the previous 24 hours) and none in Luhansk region (compared with 60 in the previous 24 hours).
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. During evening and night-time hours, an SMM unmanned aerial vehicle observed people inside the latter two disengagement areas.
• The Mission spotted recent trench extensions near Uzhivka and Vodiane, Donetsk region.
• The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to localised ceasefires to enable repairs to and the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians amid the COVID-19 outbreak, including at entry-exit checkpoints and corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM visited two border crossing points in non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a border crossing point near Izvaryne and at a checkpoint near Olenivka, both in non-government-controlled areas.*