OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 28/2021 issued on 5 February 2021

Summary

• The SMM recorded six ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in the region.
• The Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded nine ceasefire violations in the region.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, and again saw containers and construction works near the southern edge of the area near Zolote.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable operation of critical civilian infrastructure and demining activities.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at five entry-exit checkpoints and four corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM monitored a gathering in Kyiv in relation to recent closures of broadcasting networks.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a railway station in Pokrovsk (formerly Krasnoarmiisk), Donetsk region.*