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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 246/2020 issued on 15 October 2020
KYIV 15 October 2020
Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30 14 October 2020. All times are in Eastern European Summer Time.
Summary
- The SMM recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, it recorded no ceasefire violations in either region.
- The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. During evening and night hours, an SMM long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spotted people inside the latter two disengagement areas.
- An SMM long-range UAV spotted three cargo trains in a border area outside government control in Luhansk region.
- The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localised ceasefires to enable repairs to and the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
- In Kyiv, the SMM monitored a public gathering related to Defender of Ukraine Day.
- The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted.*
