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 211/2019 issued on 6 September 2019
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. Inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area the Mission saw the removal of concrete barriers and the widening of the road approaching the bridge. The
Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle crashes near contact line in Donetsk region
Report type: Spot report
At 2045 hrs, 18 April, the SMM launched a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight over government- and non-government-controlled areas of Donetsk region. At 0126 hrs, 19 April, while near Vuhledar (government-controlled, 48km south-west of Donetsk), the UAV encountered dual GPS signal interference, assessed as due to jamming...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 210/2019 issued on 5 September 2019
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and a similar number of ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. While conducting an impact site assessment in Pikuzy, the Mission heard small-arms fire and saw a bullet impact the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 209/2019 issued on 4 September 2019
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 saw that the former forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed formations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 208/2019 issued on 3 September 2019
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission observed multiple craters and projectiles in flight in Pikuzy. The SMM saw that the former forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 207/2019 issued on 2 September 2019
Report type: Daily report
Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 30 and 31 August, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Between the evenings of 31 August and 1 September, the Mission recorded more ceasefire violations in both
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 30 August 2019
Report type: Daily report
• 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 (UAV) near non-government-controlled Tavrycheske. • The SMM saw that the former forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed formations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area continued to be dismantled. • The Mission recorded ceasefire violations near the disengagement area Zolote and observed military hardware inside the Petrivske disengagement area. • The SMM saw a weapon in violation of withdrawal lines in government-controlled Mariupol.
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 29 August 2019
Report type: Daily report
• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. • The SMM saw that the former forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed formations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area continued to be dismantled. • The Mission recorded ceasefire violations inside and near the disengagement area near Zolote. • The SMM saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines in non-government-controlled areas of Luhansk region. • It monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs to and the operation of essential civilian infrastructure. • Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including at a checkpoint in non-government-controlled Verkhnoshyrokivske.*
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 28 August 2019
Report type: Daily report
• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. • The Mission saw fresh damage from gunfire to a Culture House in non-government-controlled Holubivske. • The SMM saw that the former forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed formations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area continued to be dismantled. • The Mission recorded ceasefire violations inside and near the disengagement area near Zolote. • The SMM saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines on both sides of the contact line. • The Mission monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs to and the operation of essential civilian infrastructure. • Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including at checkpoints in non-government-controlled Zaichenko and Verkhnoshyrokivske, and at a heavy weapons holding area in government-controlled areas of Luhansk region...
Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 27 August 2019
Report type: Daily report
• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. • The Mission saw that the former forward positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and of the armed formations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area continued to be dismantled. • An SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spotted a surface-to-air missile system in violation of withdrawal lines near non-government-controlled Chystoe Ozero. • The Mission saw anti-tank mines for the first time near civilian houses in government-controlled Pisky. • An SMM long-range UAV spotted a train in non-government-controlled Khartsyzk. • The Mission monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate the operation of essential civilian infrastructure. • Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including at checkpoints in non-government-controlled Zaichenko and Nova Marivka...