Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

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

Following a recommitment to the ceasefire which began at 00:01 on 21 July, in connection with the agreement reached at the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 17 July, the SMM continued to monitor the security situation...

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM continued to monitor the situation in disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. The Mission observed a weapon in violation

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and again no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission observed workers from government-controlled areas installing metal

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The construction work at Stanytsia Luhanska Bridge was finalized; civilians started walking over the new section of the bridge while

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM continued to monitor the situation at the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission observed ongoing dismantling of defensive positions and demining activities in

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM continued to monitor the situation at the Petrivske and Zolote disengagement areas. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission continued

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 15 and 16 November, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 16 and 17 November, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A man from non-government-controlled Donetsk city was injured by gunfire. The SMM continued to monitor the situation at the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw deminers from government-controlled areas close to the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM was notified by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and by the armed formations in non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk region that the withdrawal of

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM continued to observe the disengagement process at the Petrivske disengagement area. The SMM continued to observe demining activities inside the

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM observed further withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Petrivske disengagement area. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 8 and 9 November, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 9 and 10 November, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in

On 4 July, an SMM patrol consisting of four members and two armoured vehicles was positioned at the checkpoint of the armed formations on the southern edge of the Zolote disengagement area (60km west of Luhansk) preparing to conduct a mini-unmanned aerial vehicle flight. At 11:55, the SMM patrol members, two of whom were outside and two inside the vehicles, with doors open, heard 30-40 bursts of heavy-machine gun and 20-30 shots of small-arms fire, all assessed as originating 1-2km north-north-west of their position. The SMM members heard bullets flying 10-15m above their heads and also heard and saw bullets impacting electricity poles 10-15m south-west of their position...

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

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. A boy was injured by a stun grenade in non-government-controlled Ilovaisk. The Mission continued to observe demining activities inside the Zolote

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk region and Luhansk regions. The Mission observed demining activities inside the Zolote disengagement area. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission continued to

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

On 29 June, the SMM received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine notifying that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had completed disengagement in the agreed disengagement area near Stanytsia Luhanska.

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM confirmed reports of a man and a woman who died after a grenade exploded inside their apartment in government-controlled Kurakhove. The SMM saw damage from

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 1 and 2 November, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number of ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 2 and 3 November, the Mission recorded more ceasefire

On 27 June, the SMM was flying a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over government- and non-government-controlled areas of southern Donetsk region. At 23:18, while the UAV was flying near Zaichenko (non-government-controlled, 93km south of Donetsk), on-board systems indicated that the temperature of the UAV engine had reached critically high levels and it began to rapidly lose power and altitude. While attempting a controlled descent in an unpopulated area, at 23:22, the SMM lost contact with the UAV...

At 12:00 on 26 June, the SMM observed the beginning of the disengagement process at the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area.

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. A boy was injured due to small-arms fire in Zolote-5/Mykhailivka. The SMM saw damage to a house in Oleksandrivka. The Mission observed further withdrawal of forces

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region. It recorded no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The SMM saw a crater in the yard of a residential house in Zolote-5/Mykhailivka. The SMM observed further withdrawal of forces

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM observed further withdrawal of forces and hardware from the Zolote disengagement area. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk and fewer in Luhansk regions. The Mission observed the beginning of the disengagement process at the Zolote disengagement area. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned

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 near non-government-controlled Sentianivka. The SMM saw for the first time anti-tank

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 25 and 26 October, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 26 and 27 October, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Two men injured near the Kondrashivka pumping station near non-government-controlled Pankivka.     The Mission saw damage to civilian properties in

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw damage from small-arms fire to a functioning school in non-government-controlled Zolote-5/Mykhailivka. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the Mission continued to observe reconstruction works of the broken section of the bridge. The SMM saw for the

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM continued to observe reconstruction works of the broken section of the bridge. The Mission

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw damage from gunfire to residential properties in non-government-controlled Dokuchaievsk. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM continued

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 18 and 19 October, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 19 and 20 October, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw damage to a functioning school in non-government-controlled Oleksandrivka. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw workers from

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on reports of a boy injured due exploding ammunition in the Budonivskyi district of

In the afternoon of 9 June, an SMM patrol consisting of six members and two armoured vehicles was positioned about 45m east of a checkpoint of the armed formations about 1.2km south-west of Molodizhne (non-government-controlled, 63km north-west of Luhansk), to monitor the security situation. At 14:34, two members of the armed formations approached the SMM, briefly spoke to three SMM patrol members who were outside the vehicles and returned to the checkpoint.

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw damage to residential buildings in non-government-controlled Yasne. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw workers from

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM continued observing workers from government-controlled areas conduct construction work at the

Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Civilians, including children, injured from hand grenades and landmines in non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Small-arms fire was assessed as

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 11 and 12 October, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Between the evenings of 12 and 13 October, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw continued dismantling works at the broken section of the bridge. The SMM

Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, the SMM saw ongoing dismantling works at the broken section of the bridge. The SMM observed illumination flares