Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 3 December 2017

This report is for the media and the general public.

The SMM recorded a five-fold increase in ceasefire violations in Donetsk region between the evenings of 1 and 2 December – including a sharp increase in the number of explosions – compared with the previous reporting period, and fewer ceasefire violations between the evenings of 2 and 3 December compared with the previous 24 hours. In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations, including more explosions, between the evenings of 1 and 2 December compared with the previous reporting period and more between the evenings of 2 and 3 December compared with the previous 24 hours. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske; it recorded ceasefire violations inside the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area. Its access remained restricted in the disengagement areas and elsewhere, including near Kreminets, at a compound near Kostiantynivka, and at a heavy weapons holding area.* The SMM observed damage to civilian properties from shelling in residential areas in Marinka and Avdiivka. The Mission observed weapons in violation of withdrawal lines near Novooleksandrivka. The SMM visited six border areas not under government control. In Kyiv, the SMM monitored a large gathering and a blockade of a television station.

In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 1 and 2 December, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations,[1] including a sharp increase in the number of explosions (over 1,000), compared with the previous reporting period (over 170 explosions). Most of the ceasefire violations were recorded in the Avdiivka-Yasynuvata-Donetsk airport area. Between the evenings of 2 and 3 December, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations, including about 600 explosions, compared with the previous 24 hours.

On the evening and night of 1-2 December, the SMM camera at the Donetsk Filtration Station (15km north of Donetsk) recorded, in sequence, seven undetermined explosions and six projectiles in flight from east to west, followed by a total of 98 undetermined explosions, 185 tracer rounds in flight (168 from east to west and 17 from west to east) and 41 projectiles (24 from west to east and 17 from east to west), all 0.5-1.5km south. During the day on 2 December, the same camera recorded, in sequence, 12 undetermined explosions and a projectile in flight from west to east, followed by a total of 124 explosions (29 assessed as outgoing rounds, nine as impacts and the remainder undetermined) and 40 projectiles (24 from east to west, 14 from north to south and two from west to east), all 0.5-1.5km south. On the evening and night of 2-3 December, the camera recorded, in sequence, three undetermined explosions, a projectile in flight from west to east, two undetermined explosions and two projectiles from east to west, followed by a total of 48 undetermined explosions, 332 tracer rounds in flight (331 from east to west and one from west to east) and nine projectiles from east to west, all 0.5-1.5km south. During the day on 3 December, the camera recorded three undetermined explosions 0.5-1.5km south. In the early evening, it recorded 43 tracer rounds in flight from north-east to south-west, followed by eight undetermined explosions, all 0.5-1.5km south.

On the evening of 1 December, the SMM camera in government-controlled Avdiivka (17km north of Donetsk) recorded, in sequence, two projectiles in flight from south to north, two undetermined explosions, a projectile from south to north, seven undetermined explosions, six tracer rounds in flight from west to east and an undetermined explosion, all 3-5km east-south-east. The following day, the same camera recorded, in sequence, three undetermined explosions, five tracer rounds in flight from west to east and two undetermined explosions, all 3-5km east-south-east. In the early hours of 3 December, the camera recorded, in sequence, a tracer round in flight from north to south, eight tracer rounds from south to north and three undetermined explosions, all 3-5km east-south-east. In the early evening of 3 December, it recorded three tracer rounds in flight from east to west 3-5km east-south-east.

During the day on 2 December, positioned on the south-western edge of Avdiivka for about five and a half hours, the SMM heard about 200 undetermined explosions and about 180 bursts of small-arms fire, all 2-4km at directions ranging from east-south-east to south. The following day, positioned at the same location, the SMM heard seven undetermined explosions and about 40 bursts of heavy-machine-gun fire, all 1-5km at directions ranging from east to south. Later in the day, positioned in Avdiivka, the SMM heard 23 undetermined explosions 2-5km east and east-south-east, and small-arms fire 1-2km east-south-east.

During the day on 2 December, positioned at the railway station in “DPR”-controlled Yasynuvata (16km north-east of Donetsk) for about five hours, the SMM heard about 330 undetermined explosions – at least 300 of which were heard in a 50-minute period, alongside uncountable and overlapping bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire – and about 110 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 1-6km at directions ranging from west to north-north-west. The same day, positioned on the south-western edge of Yasynuvata for about an hour, the SMM heard six undetermined explosions and about 40 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, as well as three minutes of uncountable overlapping undetermined explosions and bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 2-4km at directions ranging from west to north-west.

During the day on 3 December, positioned at the railway station in Yasynuvata for about three hours, the SMM heard about 40 undetermined explosions and about 320 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 1-5km at directions ranging from south-south-west to north-west. The same day, positioned on the south-western edge of Yasynuvata for about an hour, the SMM heard 20 undetermined explosions and about 70 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 1-6km west; and 18 minutes of uncountable overlapping bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire 3-5km west or south-west.

On the morning of 3 December, positioned in “DPR”-controlled Oleksandrivka (20km south-west of Donetsk), the SMM heard 17 undetermined explosions 5-7km north-north-west, and an undetermined explosion and small-arms fire 1-2km west. Later in the day, positioned at the central railway station in “DPR”-controlled Donetsk city (6km north-west of city centre), the SMM heard nine undetermined explosions 2-5km north-east.

On the evening of 1 December, while in government-controlled Svitlodarsk (57km north-east of Donetsk) the SMM heard about 60 undetermined explosions and about 140 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 4-6km south-east; and ten explosions assessed as outgoing rounds 2-4km south-east. On the morning of 2 December, the SMM heard four undetermined explosions 4-6km south-east. In the evening, it heard about 170 undetermined explosions 6-7km south-west; and about 130 undetermined explosions and about 70 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 3-7km south-east. On 3 December, the SMM heard two undetermined explosions 6-7km south-west; two explosions assessed as outgoing artillery rounds 5km east; and three explosions assessed as rounds of infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) (BMP-1) cannon (73mm) fire and 70 bursts and shots of automatic-grenade-launcher, heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all 2-4km south-east.

On the evening of 2 December, while in “DPR”-controlled Horlivka (39km north-east of Donetsk), the SMM heard 33 undetermined explosions 7-10km north-north-east. The following day, while at the same location, the SMM heard seven explosions – six assessed as outgoing artillery rounds (five 122mm and one 152mm) and one as an impact of a round of an undetermined weapon – all 1-3km west-south-west.

On 2 December, positioned 2km south of “DPR”-controlled Sakhanka (24km north-east of Mariupol), the SMM heard about 100 explosions (40 assessed as outgoing rounds, 25 as impacts and the remainder undetermined) and about 120 bursts and shots of automatic-grenade-launcher, heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire, all at unknown distances at directions ranging from west to north-north-west. Positioned at the same location, the SMM also heard about 50 bursts and shots of heavy-machine-gun and small-arms fire at unknown distances east-north-east.

On the morning of 2 December, positioned on the western edge of government-controlled Lebedynske (16km north-east of Mariupol), the SMM, in a five-minute period, heard 35 undetermined explosions at unknown distances north-east.

The same morning, positioned about 2.5km south-south-east of government-controlled Lomakyne (15km north-east of Mariupol), the SMM heard 17 undetermined explosions and heavy-machine-gun fire, all at unknown distances at directions ranging from north-east to south-east. During the day on 3 December, positioned 1.5km south-east of Lomakyne, the SMM heard 15 explosions assessed as outgoing mortar rounds (and most of their subsequent impacts) and about 50 bursts and shots of small-arms fire, all at unknown distances at directions ranging from east-north-east to north-north-east, as well as five shots of small-arms fire 3-4km south-east.

On the afternoon of 2 December, the SMM camera in Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol) recorded ten tracer rounds in flight from east to west 5-8km north. On the night of 2-3 December, the same camera recorded an undetermined explosion 5-8km north.

On the evening of 2 December, the SMM camera at the entry-exit checkpoint in government-controlled Pyshchevyk (25km north-east of Mariupol) recorded two undetermined explosions at unknown distances and directions. The following day, positioned 1km north-north-west of Pyshchevyk, the SMM heard 14 explosions assessed as outgoing rounds (and their subsequent impacts) and about 20 bursts of small-arms fire at unknown distances north-north-east; and two undetermined explosions and about 50 bursts and shots of small-arms fire at unknown distances at directions ranging from east to south-south-east.

In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations, including about 210 explosions, between the evenings of 1 and 2 December, compared with the previous reporting period (25 explosions). It recorded more ceasefire violations, including about 340 explosions, between the evenings of 2 and 3 December, compared with the previous 24 hours.

On the morning of 2 December, positioned in “LPR”-controlled Kalynove (60km west of Luhansk), the SMM, in a 25-minute period, heard 50 undetermined explosions and six bursts of heavy-machine-gun fire, all 5km south-south-west. On the morning of 3 December, positioned 1.8km north-east of Kalynove, the SMM heard nine undetermined explosions 3-5km south-south-west.

On the morning of 2 December, positioned in “LPR”-controlled Holubivske (51km west of Luhansk), the SMM heard 43 undetermined explosions 20km south-south-west.

In the late afternoon of 2 December, while on the northern edge of government-controlled Popasna (69km west of Luhansk), the SMM heard ten undetermined explosions 10km south-east. In the evening, while at the same location, the SMM heard three explosions assessed as outgoing artillery rounds 2-4km north-west; about 30 undetermined explosions and about ten bursts of heavy-machine-gun fire, all 3-5km south-east and south; about 60 explosions assessed as artillery rounds 6-9km south-west; and five undetermined explosions 10km south-east.

During the day on 3 December, positioned about 2km south-east of Popasna, the SMM heard 20 explosions – 11 assessed as outgoing rounds of mortar, rocket-propelled grenade launcher and recoilless gun (SPG-9, 73mm) fire, and nine assessed as impacts of mortar and artillery rounds – and about 300 bursts and shots of small-arms fire, all 1-2km east, as well as two explosions assessed as outgoing rounds of IFV (BMP-1) cannon fire 600m south-east.

In the late afternoon of 2 December, while in “LPR”-controlled Kadiivka (formerly Stakhanov, 50km west of Luhansk), the SMM heard 27 undetermined explosions 10km west. In the evening, while at the same location, the SMM heard about 100 undetermined explosions 10km west and about 40 undetermined explosions 15km north.

During the day on 3 December, positioned 4km north-west of “LPR”-controlled Almazna (55km west of Luhansk), the SMM heard 42 undetermined explosions 8-10km west-south-west. The same day, positioned 4km south-west of Almazna, the SMM heard 13 undetermined explosions and heavy-machine-gun fire, all 8-10km west-north-west.

The SMM observed damage to civilian properties from shelling in residential areas of government-controlled Marinka (23km south-west of Donetsk) and Avdiivka.

On 2 December, the SMM visited impact sites in Marinka, following up on information from Ukrainian Armed Forces officers of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination (JCCC).

At 266 Shevchenka Street, the SMM saw fresh holes in the east- and south-east-facing walls and roof of a house and shattered east- and north-east-facing windows. Inside the house, the Mission saw the ceiling under the damaged roof was covered by a ceramic tile. Residents of the house (a man and a woman in their forties) told the SMM that firing had started at around 17:10 on 1 December and that they had heard an impact at around 17:50.

At 258 Shevchenka Street, the SMM saw fresh holes in the east- and north-east-facing walls and roof of a house and shattered east- and north-east-facing windows. Residents (at 266 Shevchenka Street) told the SMM that there had been no one in the house (at 258 Shevchenka Street) at the time of firing (see above).

At 209 Shevchenka Street, the SMM saw a fresh hole in the north-east-facing side of the roof of a house. A resident of the house (man in his sixties) told the SMM that he and his wife (in her fifties) had been absent from the house at the time of firing (see above).

The SMM assessed that all damage had been caused by small-calibre rounds of undetermined weapons fired from an easterly or north-easterly direction.

On 3 December, the SMM also visited an impact site in Avdiivka, accompanied by Ukrainian Armed Forces officers of the JCCC. At 1G Sportyvna Street, the SMM saw a fresh hole in the east-north-east-facing roof of a house. The Mission also saw that the ceiling of a room under the damaged roof was broken, with parts of the ceiling hanging. The SMM was unable to assess the direction of fire or the type of weapon used. A resident of the house (a man in his seventies) told the SMM that he had been in the house when firing had occurred at around 15:00 on 2 December.

The SMM continued to engage with the sides and the JCCC to try and gain access to Travneve (51km north-east of Donetsk). (See SMM Daily Report 2 December 2017.) On 2 December, an SMM mid-range unmanned aerial vehicle spotted an ambulance stationary near a compound in Travneve and a military-style canvas-covered truck travelling from north to south in the village.

The SMM continued to monitor the disengagement process and to pursue full access to the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk), Zolote (60km west of Luhansk) and Petrivske (41km south of Donetsk), as foreseen in the Framework Decision of the Trilateral Contact Group relating to disengagement of forces and hardware of 21 September 2016. The SMM’s access remained restricted but the Mission was able to partially monitor them.*

On the evening of 1 December, while on the eastern edge of government-controlled Stanytsia Luhanska, the SMM heard two bursts of heavy-machine-gun fire and five shots of small-arms fire, all 3-4km south-south-west and assessed as inside the disengagement area. On the evening and night of 2-3 December, while at the same location, the SMM heard three bursts of small-arms fire 1-2km south, and 11 bursts and shots of small-arms fire 2-3km south-west, all assessed as outside the disengagement area. During the day on 3 December, while at the same location, the SMM heard an undetermined explosion 1.5km south, assessed as outside the disengagement area.

On the evening of 1 December, the SMM camera in government-controlled Zolote recorded a projectile in flight from north-west to south-east 3-5km east-south-east (unable to assessed whether inside or outside the disengagement area). On the morning of 2 December, positioned on the southern edge of the Zolote disengagement area, the SMM heard 63 undetermined explosions 12-16km south.

On 3 December, positioned in “DPR”-controlled Petrivske, the SMM observed a calm situation.

The SMM continued to monitor the withdrawal of weapons, in implementation of the Package of Measures and its Addendum, as well as the Memorandum.

In violation of withdrawal lines in a non-government-controlled area, the SMM observed 13 towed howitzers (D-30 Lyagushka, 122mm) near Novooleksandrivka (75km south-east of Donetsk).

The SMM observed weapons that could not be verified as withdrawn, as their storage did not comply with the criteria set out in the 16 October 2015 notification from the SMM to the signatories of the Package of Measures on effective monitoring and verification of the withdrawal of heavy weapons. In non-government-controlled areas beyond the respective withdrawal lines, the SMM saw five self-propelled howitzers (2S1 Gvozdika, 122mm) and six towed howitzers (2A65 Msta-B, 152mm), and noted that 11 self-propelled howitzers (2S1), 11 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) (BM-21 Grad, 122mm), a towed howitzer (2A65 Msta-B, 152mm), ten anti-tank guns (MT-12 Rapira, 100mm) and 15 towed howitzers (D-30) were again missing.

The SMM observed armoured combat vehicles[2] and other indications of military-type presence in the security zone. In a government-controlled area, the SMM saw a stationary reconnaissance vehicle (BRDM-2) under camouflage netting in the yard of a house in Pavlopil (26km north-east of Mariupol); the Mission saw some civilians in a house 100m away and others walking on the street.

In non-government-controlled areas, the SMM saw an armoured personnel carrier (APC) (BTR-variant) in Yasynuvata, a stationary APC (MT-LB) in Kalmiuske (formerly Komsomolske, 42km south-east of Donetsk) and wheels assessed as those of a mortar (2B11 Sani, 120mm) in Dovhe (22km north-west of Luhansk).

The SMM also observed over 20 military-type vehicles, including APCs (MT-LB) or IFVs (BMP-variant), near Zernove (70km south of Donetsk) in a zone within which deployment of heavy armaments and military equipment is further proscribed according to Point 5 of the Memorandum of 19 September 2014.

The SMM visited six border areas not under government control. On 2 December, at the border crossing point near Dovzhanske (84km south-east of Luhansk), during about one hour, the SMM saw ten cars (six with Ukrainian and three with Russian Federation licence plates, and one with “LPR” plates), a bus (with Ukrainian licence plates, carrying about 40 passengers), a covered cargo truck (with Russian Federation licence plates) and 24 pedestrians (15 men and nine women, aged 30-70) entering Ukraine, and 18 cars (seven with Ukrainian and nine with Russian Federation licence plates, and two with “LPR” plates), a bus (with Ukrainian licence plates, carrying about 30 passengers) and 13 pedestrians (ten men and three women, aged 25-40) exiting Ukraine.

At the border crossing point near Izvaryne (52km south-east of Luhansk), during an hour, the SMM saw 39 cars (29 with Ukrainian and ten with Russian Federation licence plates), two buses (both with Ukrainian licence plates; one carrying at least 40 passengers), three covered cargo trucks (all with Ukrainian licence plates) and 87 pedestrians (49 women and 38 men) entering Ukraine, and 41 cars (30 with Ukrainian, ten with Russian Federation and one with Georgian licence plates), a bus (with Ukrainian licence plates, carrying about 40 passengers) and 144 pedestrians (83 women and 61 men) exiting Ukraine.

At the border crossing point near Verkhnoharasymivka (57km south-east of Luhansk), during about 25 minutes, the SMM saw 30 pedestrians (27 women and three men, aged 20-70) exit Ukraine and a pedestrian (a man, aged about 45) entering Ukraine.

At the border crossing point near Ulianivske (61km south-east of Donetsk), during about 25 minutes, the SMM saw no vehicles or pedestrians exiting or entering Ukraine.

On 3 December, at the border crossing point near Izvaryne, during about one hour, the SMM saw 62 cars (38 with Ukrainian and 17 with Russian Federation licence plates, and five with “LPR” and two with “DPR” plates), three trucks (two with Ukrainian licence plates, and one with “LPR” plates), two buses (with Ukrainian licence plates) and 100 pedestrians (60 women and 40 men) exiting Ukraine, and seven cars (three with Ukrainian and two with Russian Federation licence plates, and two with “LPR” plates), a truck (with Ukrainian licence plates), a bus (with Ukrainian licence plates), and 46 pedestrians (26 women, 14 men and six children) entering Ukraine.

At the border crossing point in Sievernyi (50km south-east of Luhansk), during about 20 minutes, the SMM saw 12 pedestrians (eight women and four men) entering Ukraine, and no pedestrians exiting Ukraine.

At the border crossing point near Novoazovsk (102km south-east of Donetsk), during half an hour, the SMM saw 15 cars (seven with Ukrainian and six with Russian Federation licence plates, and two with “DPR” plates) and a covered cargo truck (with Ukrainian licence plates) exiting Ukraine, and six cars (four with Ukrainian and one with Russian Federation licence plates, and one with “DPR” plates) entering Ukraine.

On 3 December, the SMM observed a large gathering in Kyiv. On Volodymyrska Street, the SMM saw about 1,000 people (different ages, mostly men) march towards European Square chanting slogans critical of the Government. Many also held banners with various slogans, including “Impeachment!” The SMM observed about 300 police officers in riot gear, but no violent incidents. On European Square, the SMM saw about 5,000 people (different ages, mostly men) and a stage with an “Impeachment!” banner in front of Ukraine House. The Mission saw and heard several speakers, including a priest, members of the national Parliament and members of the Donbas battalion (all known to the Mission as such), address the crowd. The SMM saw that European Square and a section of Khreshchatyk Street were cordoned off by 300-400 police officers. The gathering ended peacefully.

Later in the day, the SMM followed up on media reports that a group of masked men were blocking the entrance to a television station in Kyiv. At 21 Polova Street, the SMM saw about 30 men (aged 30-40) wearing balaclavas and military-style fatigues with no insignia around the station’s building. The Mission saw razor wire and sandbags set up outside the front entrance to the building, a barrel with wood burning and a white van parked nearby. The SMM saw two police cars but did not see any police officers intervening. One of the masked men announced that they were all ATO veterans who were blocking the station, expressing opposition to what he said was the recent statement by a television station co-owner about the Maidan events. The SMM observed that side entrances to the building were not barricaded. The television station wrote on its website that the protestors had taken the action described above because of the substance of the station’s coverage of the abovementioned march.

The SMM continued monitoring in Kherson, Odessa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Chernivtsi.

*Restrictions of SMM’s freedom of movement or other impediments to fulfilment of its mandate

The SMM’s monitoring and freedom of movement are restricted by security hazards and threats, including risks posed by mines, unexploded ordnance (UXO) and other impediments – which vary from day to day. The SMM’s mandate provides for safe and secure access throughout Ukraine. All signatories of the Package of Measures have agreed on the need for this safe and secure access, that restriction of the SMM’s freedom of movement constitutes a violation, and on the need for rapid response to these violations. They have also agreed that the JCCC should contribute to such response and co-ordinate mine clearance. Nonetheless, the armed formations in parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions frequently deny the SMM access to areas adjacent to Ukraine’s border outside control of the Government, citing orders to do so. (See, for example, SMM Daily Report 2 December 2017.) The SMM’s operations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions remained restricted following the fatal incident of 23 April near Pryshyb; these restrictions continued to limit the Mission’s observations.

Denial of access:

• On 2 December, a Ukrainian Armed Forces commander denied the SMM access to a compound near government-controlled Kostiantynivka (60km north of Donetsk), stating that he could not allow it to enter the compound without permission from the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the JCCC. The SMM informed the JCCC.
• On 2 December, the abovementioned Ukrainian Armed Forces commander denied the SMM access to another compound near Kostiantynivka. The SMM informed the JCCC.
• On 3 December, an armed person denied the SMM access to a “DPR” heavy weapons holding area, citing orders to prevent anyone from entering the area. The SMM informed the JCCC.

Related to disengagement areas and mines/UXO:

• On 2 and 3 December, the SMM was prevented from accessing secondary roads south of the Zolote disengagement area due to the possible presence of mines and UXO. An “LPR” member positioned on the southern side of the Zolote disengagement area told the SMM that no demining had taken place during the previous 24 hours. The SMM did not consider it safe to proceed and informed the JCCC on both occasions.
• On 2 and 3 December, the SMM was prevented from accessing secondary roads in the Zolote disengagement area due to the possible presence of mines and UXO. A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer of the JCCC at a checkpoint on the northern side of the Zolote disengagement area told the SMM that no demining had taken place during the previous 24 hours. The SMM did not consider it safe to proceed on both occasions.
• On 2 December, the SMM was prevented from accessing parts of the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, with the exception of the main road, due to the possible presence of mines and UXO. A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer of the JCCC told the SMM that no de-mining had taken place during the previous 24 hours. The SMM did not consider it safe to proceed and informed the JCCC.
• On 3 December, the SMM was prevented from accessing parts of the Stanytsia Luhanska disengagement area, with the exception of the main road, due to the possible presence of mines and UXO. A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer of the JCCC told the SMM that there was no available information about de-mining. The SMM did not consider it safe to proceed and informed the JCCC.
• On 2 and 3 December, the SMM did not travel across the bridge in government-controlled Shchastia (20km north of Luhansk), due to the presence of mines. A Ukrainian Armed Forces officer of the JCCC said there were mines on the road south of the bridge. The SMM informed the JCCC on both occasions.

Conditional access:

• On 3 December, a person in camouflage clothing stopped the SMM at a checkpoint on road H15 east of “DPR”-controlled Kreminets (16km south-west of Donetsk) and allowed the SMM to proceed only after looking inside its trailers. The SMM informed the JCCC.

[1] For a complete breakdown of the ceasefire violations, please see the annexed table. During this reporting period the SMM camera at the Oktiabr mine (Donetsk) remained non-operational. Four SMM cameras continue to be tested until the end of December 2017.

[2] This hardware is not proscribed by the provisions of the Minsk agreements on the withdrawal of weapons.