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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 4/2020 issued on 7 January 2020
KYIV 7 January 2020
Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30 6 January 2020. All times are in Eastern European Time.
Summary
- Compared with the previous 24 hours, the SMM recorded fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and more in Luhansk region.
- Inside the disengagement area near Zolote, the SMM saw a tailfin from a rocket-propelled grenade for the first time.
- The Mission continued monitoring the security situation at the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska and Petrivske.
- It saw weapons in violation of withdrawal lines in a government-controlled area of Donetsk region and in a non-government-controlled area of Luhansk region.
- The SMM facilitated and monitored adherence to a localized ceasefire to facilitate electrical repairs in Chermalyk.
- The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at checkpoints of the armed formations near Verkhnoshyrokivske and Nova Marivka in southern Donetsk region.
