Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle flying over areas near non-government-controlled Krasnyi Yar, in Luhansk region.* The

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. A member of the armed formations

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. A man was injured by an explosive device in non-government-controlled Pankivka. The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The SMM saw mines near

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. A man was injured by an explosive device in non-government-controlled Zhovte. The Mission continued monitoring the security

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 17 and 18 January, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 18 and 19 January, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle flying over areas on the north-eastern outskirts of Luhansk city. The SMM saw weapons

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man sustained injuries due to the explosion of a mine in non-government-controlled Pionerske, in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle near non-government-controlled Zaichenko, Donetsk region. The Mission continued

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. A boy and a man were injured due to the detonation of explosive devices in Miusynsk and Zalizne. The SMM saw an anti-aircraft gun being fired while near

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man died in a grenade explosion in government-controlled Shevchenko. An SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted recent craters inside and near the disengagement area near

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 10 and 11 January, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 11 and 12 January, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The Mission lost spatial control of a mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near Orikhove due to signal interference. The

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The Mission saw weapons in

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw works at the checkpoint of the armed formations in the disengagement area near Stanytsia Luhanska. The SMM continued monitoring the security situation at

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. It recorded no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The Mission recorded ceasefire violations inside and near the disengagement area near Petrivske. The SMM continued monitoring the

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Inside the disengagement area near Zolote, the SMM saw a tailfin from a rocket-propelled grenade for the first time. The Mission continued monitoring the security

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 3 and 4 January, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 4 and 5 January, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It saw a towed howitzer in

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 30 and 31 December 2019, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 31 December 2019 and 1 January 2020, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw for the first time a camera and an antenna inside the disengagement area near Zolote. It continued monitoring the situation at the disengagement areas near

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 27 and 28 December, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 28 and 29 December, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw a tailfin from a mortar in the Zolote disengagement area and remnants of a rocket-propelled grenade in the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. It saw a

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 23 and 24 December, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 24 and 25 December, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number of ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the situation at the three disengagement areas near Petrivske, Zolote and Stanytsia Luhanska. The

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 20 and 21 December, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 21 and 22 December, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Inside the Zolote disengagement area, the SMM saw workers and deminers from non-government-controlled areas clearing vegetation. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire was assessed as aimed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle on the north-eastern edge of non-government-controlled Raivka, Luhansk region. The

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw personnel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine driving inside the disengagement area near Zolote and de-miners from non-government-controlled

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The Mission saw personnel of the State Emergency Service (SES) of Ukraine and de-miners from non-government-controlled areas enter the disengagement area

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as aimed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle in government-controlled Raihorodka, Luhansk region. The Mission continued to monitor

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 13 and 14 December, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 14 and 15 December, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. It recorded an explosion in Luhansk region. The Mission continued to monitor the situation in the disengagement areas near Petrivske, Zolote and Stanytsia Luhanska. It saw a tank in

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the situation in the disengagement areas near Petrivske, Zolote and Stanytsia Luhanska. The SMM monitored adherence to a

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM continued monitoring the situation in the disengagement areas near Petrivske, Zolote and Stanytsia Luhanska. It recorded ceasefire violations near

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The Mission recorded ceasefire violations inside the disengagement area near Petrivske. The SMM continued monitoring the situation in the disengagement

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number of ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Inside the disengagement area near Stanytsia Luhanska, the Mission saw workers from non-government-controlled areas replacing

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 6 and 7 December, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 7 and 8 December, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM observed craters in a residential area of Zaitseve. The Mission received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and a letter from the

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and the same number in Luhansk region. The SMM observed a team from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine placing concrete obstacles on a road west-north-west of the Petrivske

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number in Luhansk region. The SMM observed a team of deminers from non-government-controlled areas on the eastern edge of the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Inside and near the disengagement area near Petrivske, SMM unmanned aerial vehicles spotted anti-tank mines and repairs to the road north of the area.

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Outside the disengagement area near Petrivske, the SMM saw that some anti-tank mines previously laid across a road had been removed and trenches

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 29 and 30 November, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 30 November and 1 December, the Mission recorded more ceasefire

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire occurred close to SMM patrol in non-government-controlled Pikuzy. The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Zolote and Petrivske disengagement

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In fields inside the Zolote disengagement area, an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted again anti-tank mines, assessed as belonging to the armed formations.

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM saw that some of the previously observed positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed formations inside the Zolote disengagement area

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. A woman was injured due to gunfire in government-controlled Marinka. The SMM saw a trench filled with concrete blocks and soil on the road between

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Petrivske and Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement areas. It also observed demining activities and saw that fortifications had

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 22 and 23 November, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 23 and 24 November, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in