OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 161/2021 issued on 13 July 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 104 ceasefire violations, including 29 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 218 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 104 ceasefire violations, including two explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 26 ceasefire violations in the region.
• The Mission followed up on reports of a man injured by shrapnel in non-government-controlled Zolote 5/Mykhailivka, Luhansk region.
• Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) near government-controlled Trokhizbenka and near non-government-controlled Kadiivka, Luhansk region.*
• The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation and repairs of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at four entry-exit checkpoints and the corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The Mission visited a border crossing point and a railway station outside government control and monitored border areas outside government control, all in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM monitored two crossing points on the border with Belarus and saw that they were open, with traffic entering and exiting Ukraine.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at four checkpoints of the armed formations in southern Donetsk region.*