Focusing on the implementation of the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum, the SMM continued monitoring the situation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions where shelling continued to take place. The situation in the other regions of Ukraine remained calm. In Kharkiv the SMM observed a small gathering on Liberty Square around the former statue of Lenin during the entire day on 4 October. The SMM initially observed a group of six men carrying flags of a Ukrainian NGO (“Civil Self-Defence”). The SMM did not notice any police presence in the area. The aforementioned individuals placed an Orthodox cross in the shoe …read more
Source: OSCE