This report is for media and the general public. SMM continued to monitor the situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, focusing on the implementation of the provisions of the Minsk Protocol/Memorandum. In Kyiv representatives of the Central Election Commission addressed some of the challenges that IDPs could face during the upcoming elections. At a checkpoint controlled by “Lugansk People’s Republic” (“LPR”) close to Debaltseve (80km east of Luhansk) the SMM spoke with a local Cossack commander. He informed the SMM that there were three sets of armed groups operating in the area of Fashivka (10km south-west of Debaltseve): The …read more
Source: OSCE