Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

Summary The Mission completed its temporary evacuation of international mission members from the Mission’s area of operations. National mission members are undertaking administration of the Mission’s premises and assets in anticipation of a return to operations in Ukraine. The SMM has suspended its

Summary The Mission received reports that the SMM premises in Mariupol were damaged due to shelling. The process of temporary evacuation of all international mission members is nearly complete. The last remaining group – the Chief Monitor and senior management team – will now leave Ukraine. The

Summary Following the instruction of 24 February to temporarily evacuate all SMM international mission members, the Kharkiv Monitoring Team completed its evacuation and the Kherson Monitoring Team started its evacuation. The relocation of national mission members formerly stationed in Kramatorsk

Summary During the night of 3 to 4 March, the Kherson Monitoring Team heard shooting. On 4 March, internet and mobile coverage became intermittent at the SMM’s office in Kherson city. Following the instruction of 24 February to temporarily evacuate all SMM international mission members, the Kharkiv

Summary On the morning of 3 March, the SMM continued to hear explosions around Kherson city. Following the instruction of 24 February to temporarily evacuate all SMM international mission members, the Kharkiv Monitoring Team continued its evacuation westwards through Ukraine, while the Kherson

Summary One national Mission member was reported killed by shelling in Kharkiv. During the evening of 1 March and morning of 2 March, the SMM continued to hear multiple explosions and heavy machine-gun fire in and around Kherson city. It also observed the movement of Russian Federation Armed Forces

Summary During the evening of 28 February and during the morning on 1 March, the SMM continued to hear multiple explosions and heavy machine-gun fire in and around the cities of Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson. On 1 March, the Monitoring Teams from Donetsk and Luhansk Patrol Hubs in non-government