OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 44/2021 issued on 24 February 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 170 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 88 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations, as in the previous reporting period.
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske, and again saw containers inside and near the southern edge of the area near Zolote.
• The Mission observed weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable maintenance and operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at three entry-exit checkpoints and two corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Luhansk region.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including near non-government-controlled Novoazovsk and Samsonove, southern Donetsk region.*