OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 260/2020 issued on 31 October 2020

Summary

• The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 30 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and nine in Luhansk region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localised ceasefires to enable repairs to and the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicles spotted new trenches and trench extensions on both sides of the contact line in southern Donetsk region.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including at an entry-exit checkpoint in Luhansk region and a checkpoint of the armed formations in Donetsk region.
• The Mission observed a public gathering in front of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine in Kyiv.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted.*