OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 64/2021 issued on 19 March 2021

Summary

• In Donetsk region, the Mission recorded 113 ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 44 ceasefire violations in the region.
• In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded no ceasefire violations for the third consecutive day.
• The SMM lost spatial control of its mini-unmanned aerial vehicle near Verkhnotoretske, Donetsk region.
• The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske. It recorded one burst of heavy-machine-gun fire inside the area near Petrivske.
• The Mission observed five weapons in violation of withdrawal lines in a non-government-controlled area of Donetsk region.
• The SMM saw anti-tank mines, some for the first time, near Lohvynove, Zaitseve and Pyshchevyk, Donetsk region.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to localized ceasefires to enable maintenance and operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
• The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at three entry-exit checkpoints and two corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Luhansk region.
• The SMM’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted.*