OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 182/2021 issued on 6 August 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 57 ceasefire violations, including 20 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 44 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded ten ceasefire violations, including five explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded eight ceasefire violations.
• The SMM followed up on reports of a woman injured due to shelling near Donetskyi, Luhansk region.
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It recorded ceasefire violations inside the disengagement area near Petrivske.
• The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at three entry-exit checkpoints and the corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Luhansk region.
• The SMM visited two border crossing points outside government control in Donetsk region and monitored areas near the border with the Russian Federation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at two checkpoints of the armed formations, in southern Donetsk region.*