This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, focusing on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol/Memorandum. The Mission continued to receive reports, and directly observed, shelling occurrences in a number of areas. In Kyiv civil society representatives expressed concern for the fate of those held captive by illegally armed groups in Donbas. On 12 October the SMM monitored an event at Liberty Square in Kharkiv where information about volunteer groups assisting the army and protecting the region was displayed. Cadets from the Kharkiv tank military school showed the …read more
Source: OSCE