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.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 158/2021 issued on 9 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 86 ceasefire violations, including 81 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 75 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 43 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 157/2021 issued on 8 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 75 ceasefire violations, including 63 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 136 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded ten ceasefire violations, including nine explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 156/2021 issued on 7 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 136 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 114 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded 328 ceasefire violations, including 161 explosions. In the previous
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 155/2021 issued on 6 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 114 ceasefire violations, including 27 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 204 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 220 ceasefire violations, including 101 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 154/2021 issued on 5 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 2 and 4 July, the SMM recorded 261 ceasefire violations, including 58 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 164 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 2 and 4 July, the Mission recorded 78
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 153/2021 issued on 3 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 164 ceasefire violations, including 136 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 927 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 52 ceasefire violations, including eight explosions. In the previous
Spot Report 12/2021: Members of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage at the checkpoint near Olenivka, Donetsk region
Report type: Spot report
On the morning of 26 April, an SMM patrol travelling from non-government-controlled Donetsk city, consisting of two vehicles, one trailer and five mission members, arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Olenivka (non-government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) to conduct an exchange of trailers with a second SMM patrol arriving from government-controlled areas...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 152/2021 issued on 2 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 927 ceasefire violations, including 40 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 78 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 111 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 151/2021 issued on 1 July 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 78 ceasefire violations, including 43 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 90 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 84 ceasefire violations, including 36 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE SMM Spot Report 11/2021: Long-range unmanned aerial vehicle damaged in emergency landing due to dual GPS signal interference
Report type: Spot report
At 19:00 on 23 April, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experienced GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming, upon take-off from its base in Stepanivka (government-controlled, 54km north of Donetsk). Subsequently, at 19:05, while flying over areas near
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 150/2021 issued on 30 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 90 ceasefire violations, including 47 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 394 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 135 ceasefire violations, including nine explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 149/2021 issued on 29 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 394 ceasefire violations, including one explosion. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded one ceasefire violation in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 48 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 46 ceasefire violations
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 148/2021 issued on 28 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evening of 25 and 27 June, the SMM recorded 73 ceasefire violations, including 26 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 83 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evening of 25 and 27 June, the Mission recorded 81
OSCE SMM Spot Report 10/2021: Two objects that appear to be cameras installed on the mast of the SMM camera system at the Oktiabr mine, at night, and without permission, in non-government-controlled Donetsk
Report type: Spot report
The SMM’s daylight camera at the Oktiabr mine (non-government-controlled, 9km north-west of Donetsk city) is emplaced on a mast located on the roof of a 50m concrete tower. On 14 April, a senior member of the armed formations asked the Mission whether armed formations could install a camera on the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 147/2021 issued on 26 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 83 ceasefire violations, including 59 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 363 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 17 ceasefire violations, all explosions. In the previous reporting period, it
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 146/2021 issued on 25 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 363 ceasefire violations, including 122 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 179 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 1,491 ceasefire violations, including 253 explosions. In the previous
OSCE SMM Spot Report 9/2021: Members of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage at the checkpoint near Olenivka, Donetsk region
Report type: Spot report
On the morning of 17 April, an SMM patrol traveling from non-government-controlled Donetsk city, consisting of three vehicles with three trailers and six mission members, arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Olenivka (non-government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) to conduct an exchange of trailers with a second SMM patrol arriving from government-controlled areas. At 12:19, two members of the armed formations approached the first patrol and asked the SMM to open the doors and trunks of the SMM vehicles for a visual inspection. At the same time, the SMM saw two women nearby, one of whom said to be a journalist. They appeared to be filming the patrol with their mobile phone. The patrol refused the armed formations members’ request and remained stationary at the checkpoint...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 145/2021 issued on 24 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 179 ceasefire violations, including 115 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 77 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 71 ceasefire violations, including 26 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 144/2021 issued on 23 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 77 ceasefire violations, including 36 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 254 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 89 ceasefire violations, including 24 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 143/2021 issued on 22 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 254 ceasefire violations, including 117 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 91 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 36 ceasefire violations, including 17 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 142/2021 issued on 21 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 June, the SMM recorded 129 ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 41 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 18 and 20 June, the Mission
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 141/2021 issued on 19 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 41 ceasefire violations, including 18 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 196 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 45 ceasefire violations, including 21 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 140/2021 issued on 18 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 196 ceasefire violations, including 137 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 74 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 993 ceasefire violations, including 159 explosions, 867 of which were assessed
OSCE SMM Spot Report 8/2021: Forced emergency landing of long-range unmanned aerial vehicle due to dual GPS signal interference
Report type: Spot report
At 20:00 on 8 April, upon take-off from its base in Stepanivka (government-controlled, 54km north of Donetsk, 25km west-north-west of the contact line), an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) experienced GPS signal interference, assessed as caused by probable jamming...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 139/2021 issued on 17 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 74 ceasefire violations, including 27 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 194 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 97 ceasefire violations, including 32 explosions. In the previous reporting
Spot Report 7/2021: Members of the armed formations denied the SMM passage at the checkpoint near Oleksandrivka, Donetsk region
Report type: Spot report
In the early afternoon on 8 April, an SMM patrol traveling from non-government-controlled Donetsk city, consisting of three vehicles with three trailers and six mission members, arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Oleksandrivka (non-government-controlled, 20km south-west of
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 138/2021 issued on 16 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 194 ceasefire violations, including 32 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 33 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 11
Spot Report 6/2021: SMM long-range UAV unable to take off due to dual GPS signal interference
Report type: Spot report
On the evening of 6 April, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was unable to take off from its base in government-controlled Stepanivka (54km north of Donetsk) to conduct regular monitoring of areas on both sides of the contact line, due to dual GPS signal interference assessed as
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 137/2021 issued on 15 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 33 ceasefire violations, including one explosion. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 19 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 11 ceasefire violations and no explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 14
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 136/2021 issued on 14 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 11 and 13 June, the SMM recorded 84 ceasefire violations, including 25 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 51 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 11 and 13 June, the Mission recorded
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 135/2021 issued on 12 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 51 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded ten ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded seven ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded two
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 134/2021 issued on 11 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded ten ceasefire violations, including seven explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 30 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded two ceasefire violations, both explosions. In the previous reporting period,
Spot Report 5/2021: Members of the armed formations denied the SMM passage at the checkpoint near Oleksandrivka, Donetsk region
Report type: Spot report
In the late morning on 2 April, an SMM patrol traveling from non-government-controlled Donetsk city, consisting of three vehicles with three trailers and six mission members, arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Oleksandrivka (non-government-controlled, 20km south-west of Donetsk) to conduct an exchange of trailers with a second SMM patrol arriving from government-controlled areas...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 133/2021 issued on 10 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 30 ceasefire violations, including eight explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 104 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded ten ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 132/2021 issued on 9 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 104 ceasefire violations, including 79 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 53 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 56 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 131/2021 issued on 8 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 53 ceasefire violations, including 14 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 62 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 23 ceasefire violations. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 76 ceasefire violations
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 130/2021 issued on 7 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 4 and 6 June, the SMM recorded 72 ceasefire violations, including 41 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 83 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 4 and 6 June, the Mission recorded 76
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 129/2021 issued on 5 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 83 ceasefire violations, including 16 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 79 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 141 ceasefire violations, including nine explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 128/2021 issued on 4 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 79 ceasefire violations, including four explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded three ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 357
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 127/2021 issued on 3 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded three ceasefire violations, including an explosion. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 59 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 357 ceasefire violations, including 32 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 126/2021 issued on 2 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 59 ceasefire violations, including two explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 49 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 167 ceasefire violations, including 21 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 125/2021 issued on 1 June 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 49 ceasefire violations, including 21 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 56 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 42 ceasefire violations, including two explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 124/2021 issued on 31 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 28 and 30 May, the SMM recorded 97 ceasefire violations, including eleven explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 383 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 28 and 30 May, the Mission
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 123/2021 issued on 29 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 383 ceasefire violations, including 77 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 91 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 32 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 122/2021 issued on 28 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 91 ceasefire violations, including 14 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 63 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded two ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 347
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 121/2021 issued on 27 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 63 ceasefire violations, including 16 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 76 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 347 ceasefire violations, including 134 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 120/2021 issued on 26 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 76 ceasefire violations, including 22 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 214 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 49 ceasefire violations, including 37 explosions. In the previous reporting
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 119/2021 issued on 25 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 214 ceasefire violations, including 31 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it recorded 134 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded 51 ceasefire violations, including 31 explosions. In the previous 24 hours, it
Spot Report 3/2021: Members of the armed formations denied the SMM passage at the checkpoint near Olenivka, Donetsk region
Report type: Spot report
On the morning of 15 March, an SMM patrol consisting of two vehicles and four mission members arrived at the checkpoint of the armed formations near Olenivka (non-government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) to cross to government-controlled areas. At 11:23, while at the checkpoint, a member of the armed formations approached the patrol and asked the SMM to open the doors and trunks of both its vehicles, as well as its trailer, for a visual inspection. The patrol refused the request. At 12:22, another member of the armed formations approached the patrol and requested the same, which the Mission again refused...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 118/2021 issued on 24 May 2021
Report type: Daily report
Summary In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 21 and 23 May, the SMM recorded 601 ceasefire violations, including 323 explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 197 ceasefire violations in the region. In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 21 and 23 May, the Mission recorded