OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine gathers information and reports each day on the security situation with daily reports, and in response to specific incidents on the ground with spot reports.
Spot Report 35/2020: SMM cameras damaged at the Oktiabr mine near non-government-controlled Vesele
Report type: Spot report
At 19:10 on 30 June, the SMM lost video feeds from its two daylight cameras, located on top of one of two 50m concrete towers at the Oktiabr mine, about 1km east of the contact line, in a non-government-controlled area, about 1km south-west of Vesele (non-government-controlled, 9km north-west of Donetsk)...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 234/2020 issued on 1 October 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 40 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and eight in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded three ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 233/2020 issued on 30 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded three ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 32 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and ten in Luhansk region. The Mission followed up on reports of two people injured by explosive objects on two
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 232/2020 issued on 29 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 32 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and ten in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded eight ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and nine ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as aimed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 231/2020 issued on 28 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Between the evenings of 25 and 27 September, the SMM recorded eight ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 25 and 27 September, the Mission recorded in total 11 ceasefire violations
Spot Report 34/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 20 to 26 June, members of the armed formations again denied the SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: six times in Donetsk region and twice in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also denied
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 230/2020 issued on 26 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in either Donetsk or Luhansk regions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 24 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and four in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 229/2020 issued on 25 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 24 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and four in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 80 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. The Mission followed up on reports of a man who sustained injuries from the detonation of
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 228/2020 issued on 24 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 80 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 157 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission followed up on reports of a man who sustained injuries from the detonation
OSCE SMM Spot Report 33/2020: SMM camera near Shyrokyne damaged
Report type: Spot report
At 08:10 on 22 June, the SMM lost the video feed from its daylight camera located 1km south-west of Shyrokyne (government-controlled, 100km south of Donetsk). The camera is generally directed northwards along the contact line...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 227/2020 issued on 23 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 157 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in either Donetsk or Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as aimed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying in
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 226/2020 issued on 22 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and two ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 225/2020 issued on 21 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Between the evenings of 18 and 20 September, the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 12 ceasefire violations in the region. Between the evenings of 18 and 20 September, the Mission recorded in total four ceasefire violations
Spot Report 32/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 13 to 19 June, members of the armed formations again denied SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: four times in Donetsk region and four times in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 224/2020 issued on 19 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 12 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded two ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on reports that a man died from the detonation of an explosive
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 223/2020 issued on 18 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded two ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 14 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 222/2020 issued on 17 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 14 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in either Donetsk or Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 221/2020 issued on 16 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in either Donetsk or Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded four ceasefire violations in Donetsk and none in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on reports of a man injured by an explosive object while working in a field in
Spot Report 39/2020: SMM camera near government-controlled Berezove disconnected from its power supply
Report type: Daily report
At 10:20 on 15 September, during a scheduled maintenance of its camera system located near Berezove (government-controlled, 31km south-west of Donetsk), the SMM saw that the power cable located in the meter box that provided the camera with electricity was disconnected and that the system was
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 220/2020 issued on 15 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded four ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded none in Donetsk region and seven in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. During
OSCE SMM Spot Report 31/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 6 to 12 June, members of the armed formations again denied SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: six times in Donetsk region and three times in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 219/2020 issued on 14 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Between the evenings of 11 and 12 September, the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 12 in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded seven ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 12 and 13
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 218/2020 issued on 12 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded seven ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded five ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission followed up on reports of four people injured on four separate occasions
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 217/2020 issued on 11 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded five ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in either Donetsk or Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 216/2020 issued on 10 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 215/2020 issued on 9 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 50 in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,
OSCE SMM Spot Report 30/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 30 May to 5 June, members of the armed formations again denied SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: six times in Donetsk region and four times in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also denied, once in Donetsk region and three times in Luhansk region...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 214/2020 issued on 8 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 50 in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, the Mission recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. Small arms were fired near SMM patrol members close to Peremozhne, Luhansk region. The
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 213/2020 issued on 7 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Between the evenings of 4 and 5 September, the SMM recorded an undetermined explosion in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded 12 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. Between the
OSCE SMM Spot Report 29/2020: Small-arms fire damages SMM camera system near Petrivske disengagement area
Report type: Spot report
On 3 June, an SMM patrol was tasked with maintenance of the SMM camera system located about 200m east of the north-eastern corner of the disengagement area near Petrivske (non-government-controlled, 41km south of Donetsk) after the Mission had lost video feeds from the camera system at about 14:30 on 2 June. The system consists of a daylight and a thermal camera and is generally directed south-west towards the disengagement area. The patrol saw that both boxes housing the cameras had sustained damage, assessed as caused by small-arms fire...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 212/2020 issued on 5 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 12 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded five ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 23 in Luhansk region. A woman was injured by the explosion of an object in Sloviansk, Donetsk region.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 211/2020 issued on 4 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded five ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 23 in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and two in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was directed at an SMM unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near Dovhe,
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 210/2020 issued on 3 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and two in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 63 in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 209/2020 issued on 2 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 63 in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,
OSCE SMM Spot Report 28/2020: Explosion close to SMM patrol near Molodizhne, Luhansk region
Report type: Spot report
On 29 May, an SMM patrol comprising five members and two vehicles was positioned at a checkpoint of the armed formations about 1.7km south-west of Molodizhne (non-government-controlled, 63km west of Luhansk). A patrol member was outside his vehicle, interacting with the members of the armed formations in order to move across the checkpoint, which was blocked by an improvised barrier...
OSCE SMM Spot Report 27/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 23 to 29 May, members of the armed formations again denied SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: five times in Donetsk region and four times in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 208/2020 issued on 1 September 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region (compared with none in the previous 24 hours) and none in Luhansk region (compared with 60 in the previous 24 hours). The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. During evening
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 207/2020 issued on 31 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Between the evenings of 28 and 29 August, the SMM recorded 42 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region (in the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded one ceasefire violation). Between the evenings of 29 and 30 August, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in the region.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 206/2020 issued on 29 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded three ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 205/2020 issued on 28 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded three ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded ten ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission followed up on reports of a man who died from the explosion of
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 204/2020 issued on 27 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded ten ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded ten ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. The Mission lost spatial control of one of its mini-unmanned aerial vehicles,
OSCE SMM Spot Report 26/2020: Small-arms fire close to SMM patrol, in vicinity of Vesela Hora
Report type: Spot report
On 22 May, an SMM patrol comprising six members and two vehicles was positioned on road H-21 at the eastern edge of Vesela Hora (non-government-controlled, 16km north of Luhansk) to conduct an announced mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight...
OSCE SMM Spot Report 25/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
On 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 May, members of the armed formations again denied SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: eight times in Donetsk region and three times in Luhansk region, while further attempts to cross into government-controlled areas were also denied, twice in Donetsk region and four times in Luhansk region...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 203/2020 issued on 26 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded ten ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded six ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 202/2020 issued on 25 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded six ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and one in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 201/2020 issued on 24 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Between the evenings of 21 and 22 August, the SMM recorded 60 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region (in the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations). Between the evenings of 22 and 23 August, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in the region.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 200/2020 issued on 22 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions (in the previous reporting period, it recorded 153 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region). The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 199/2020 issued on 21 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded 153 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region (compared with one in the previous reporting period) and none in Luhansk region (compared with one in the previous reporting period). The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 198/2020 issued on 20 August 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region (compared with two in the previous reporting period) and one in Luhansk region (compared with none in the previous reporting period). The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and
OSCE SMM Spot Report 24/2020: Explosions near SMM patrol members close to Berezivske
Report type: Spot report
On 15 May, an SMM patrol comprising six members and two vehicles was positioned on the south-western edge of Berezivske (non-government-controlled, 53km north-west of Luhansk) to monitor adherence to a localized ceasefire to facilitate repairs of water infrastructure in the area, and to conduct an announced mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight to follow up on reports of damage in the settlement...