OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 26/2022 issued on 4 February 2022

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 29 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 292 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 31 ceasefire violations, including six explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 114 ceasefire violations in the region.
• Armed formations denied the SMM passage near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk region.*
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
• The SMM monitored the operation and repair of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The Mission continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at five entry-exit checkpoints and three corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM monitored three crossing points on the border with Belarus and the Russian Federation where it saw no change in the security situation.
• The Mission monitored a gathering in Kyiv.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted.*