Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

In the city of Donetsk and in Makeevka (25km north-east of Donetsk city), in “DPR”-controlled territory, the SMM observed convoys of heavy weapons and tanks. At the time of reporting, the SMM could hear heavy, outgoing shelling to the north and northwest of the city’s outskirts, which had started at 14:45hrs.

On 5 November, at 18:02hrs, a Ukrainian military representative from the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC) in Debaltseve informed the SMM about shelling and fatalities on Stepanenko Street, three kilometres north-west of the city centre of Donetsk. On 6 and 7 November the SMM visited the site of the reported incident, where it identified ten craters. Nearby shelling forced the SMM to leave the area.

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations. The SMM visited the “LPR”-controlled Dolzhansky (84km south-east of Luhansk) border crossing point at the Ukrainian-Russian Federation border...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. It observed a relatively tense general situation in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM visited several weapon storage locations in accordance with Minsk documents. It also observed a considerable number of military hardware moving through areas beyond the respective withdrawal lines...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including its Addendum. The SMM’s monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed explosions and gunfire from its position at Donetsk railway station. “LPR” members prevented the SMM from accessing border areas not controlled by the Government in Luhansk region, in violation of both the SMM mandate and the Addendum...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed explosions and gunfire from its position at Donetsk railway station. Once again, “LPR” members prevented the SMM from accessing border areas not controlled by the Government in Luhansk region, in violation of both the SMM mandate and the Minsk Addendum...

Numerous anti-aircraft rounds were fired at an SMM UAV on 2 November 2014.

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed explosions and gunfire from its position at Donetsk railway station. In Luhansk, the SMM facilitated repairs to different utility networks...

The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”, including the Addendum. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed a significant increase in explosions and gunfire from its position at Donetsk railway station. In “DPR”-controlled Staromykhailivka, the SMM saw a private house that had been shelled. The security situation in Luhansk remained relatively calm. In Luhansk, the SMM facilitated repairs to different utility networks...

The SMM observed an intense exchange of fire around Donetsk airport. The situation in Luhansk region remained relatively calm with no firing incidents recorded. For the first time over seven months, the SMM could reach a border crossing point in “LPR”-controlled Izvaryne, despite several restrictions to its freedom of movement, including denial access to a certain location...