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 37/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 4 to 10 July, members of the armed formations again denied the SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: five times in Donetsk region and six times in Luhansk region, while one attempt to cross into government-controlled areas of Luhansk region
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 163/2020 issued on 10 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. An SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle spotted damage to civilian infrastructure near Horlivka. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 162/2020 issued on 9 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM followed up on reports of a woman who died as a result of shrapnel injuries in Zhovanka, a government-controlled area of Zaitseve, Donetsk region. Members of the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 161/2020 issued on 8 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at an SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying close to and over the areas close to the disengagement area
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 160/2020 issued on 7 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.* The Mission
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 159/2020 issued on 6 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 3 and 4 July, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Compared with the previous 24 hours, between the evenings of 4 and 5 July, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations in
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 158/2020 issued on 4 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM observed recent impact craters in Kruta Balka and damage to residential buildings in Yasynuvata. Members of the armed formations continued to deny
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 157/2020 issued on 3 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.* The
Spot Report 36/2020: Members of the armed formations continued to deny SMM patrols passage at checkpoints in Donetsk and Luhansk regions
Report type: Spot report
From 27 June to 3 July, members of the armed formations again denied the SMM attempts to cross into non-government-controlled areas along official crossing routes: seven 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 156/2020 issued on 2 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The Mission saw damage to the SMM cameras near the Oktiabr mine caused by the detonation of an undetermined projectile. Members of the armed formations
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 155/2020 issued on 1 July 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at a checkpoint along an official crossing route in Luhansk region.* The Mission continued
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 154/2020 issued on 30 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.* The Mission continued
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 153/2020 issued on 29 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 26 and 27 June, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Compared with the previous 24 hours, between the evenings of 27 and 28 June, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 152/2020 issued on 27 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.* The Mission
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 151/2020 issued on 26 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM followed up on reports of a man who died from shrapnel injuries on 22 June in Oleksandrivka, Donetsk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 150/2020 issued on 25 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The Mission observed damage to civilian properties in Avdiivka. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at a checkpoint along
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 149/2020 issued on 24 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations both in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM found its camera near Shyrokyne destroyed and the camera mast damaged, assessed as caused by a round from an undetermined weapon. Members of the armed
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 148/2020 issued on 23 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a sharp increase in Luhansk region. The SMM camera near Shyrokyne was damaged. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing
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 147/2020 issued on 22 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 19 and 20 June, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Compared with the previous 24 hours, between the evenings of 20 and 21 June, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire violations
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 146/2020 issued on 20 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints along official crossing routes in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.* The SMM
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 145/2020 issued on 19 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. The SMM followed up on reports of two civilians injured due to shelling in Horlivka and Avdiivka. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the
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 144/2020 issued on 18 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at a checkpoint along an official crossing route in Luhansk region.* The
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 143/2020 issued on 17 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region. The SMM saw a recently destroyed house in Zaitseve, Donetsk region. Members of the armed formations continued to deny the Mission passage at checkpoints
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 142/2020 issued on 16 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was assessed as directed at three SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicles flying near Petrivske, Yasynuvata and Kashtanove, all in Donetsk region. Members
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 141/2020 issued on 15 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 12 and 13 June, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and fewer in Luhansk region. Compared with the previous 24 hours, between the evenings of 13 and 14 June, the Mission recorded fewer ceasefire
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 140/2020 issued on 13 June 2020
Report type: Daily report
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 the southern part of Orlivske, Donetsk region. Members of the armed