This report is for media and the general public. The provisions of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum as well as the activities of the Joint Centre for Control and Co-ordination remained the focus of SMM monitoring. Even though the SMM did not hear shelling in Donetsk city, the situation remained tense throughout the region. The SMM observed several demonstrations in the rest of the country. On 31 October the SMM observed a large gathering in Luhansk, about 2,000-3,000 mainly young men, with flags (both “Lugansk People’s Republic” and Russian Federation). The SMM talked to local people present at the gathering, …read more
Source: OSCE