Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

The SMM observed a number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM also observed fresh craters and impact of shelling in Donetsk region. It encountered restrictions to its freedom of movement, including to a border area not controlled by the Government. The SMM continued to facilitate and monitor the demining and repair of power lines in Luhansk region...

The SMM recorded ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk*. The SMM revisited Ukrainian Armed Forces sites in relation to the implementation of the Addendum of the Package of Measures. The SMM followed up on reports that an explosion had killed a prominent Cossack “Lugansk People’s Republic” member. The SMM observed civilians without public utilities on both sides of the contact line...

The SMM recorded an increased number of ceasefire violations compared to the previous day, with the majority assessed as training related. It experienced four freedom-of-movement restrictions, mainly in areas not controlled by the Government*. The SMM followed up on security-related matters in Odessa, Kharkiv and Ivano-Frankivsk...

The SMM recorded a sharp spike in ceasefire violations on 6 December. It continued to note partial compliance in relation to the withdrawal of prohibited weapons from the security zone. It observed the presence of mines and UXO in several locations, with one of its patrol vehicles sustaining slight damage when a device exploded close to it..

The SMM recorded some explosions in Donetsk region, including in the area around Donetsk airport, and small-arms fire in Luhansk region. Its freedom of movement was restricted four times in areas not controlled by the Government, resulting, in one instance, in not being able to reach the respective border regions...

The SMM observed a number of explosions and gunfire in Donetsk and Luhansk region; on 22 November, it recorded an increase of ceasefire violations around Donetsk airport. The SMM followed up on media reports of explosions damaging power supply pylons and subsequent disruption of power supply across the administrative boundary line between Kherson region and Crimea. Events marking the second anniversary of Maidan events were held across the country...

In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded a significant increase in ceasefire violations. Live-fire training continued in close proximity to the contact line, on both sides of it.