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The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by the parties and security considerations*. The SMM facilitated a local ceasefire that enabled workers to repair water pipelines in Donetsk region. A meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group working group on security ended without agreement on weapons withdrawal plans.
The overall security situation at and around “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled Donetsk airport (11km north-west of Donetsk) was relatively calm, with less ceasefire violations observed by the SMM than during the …read more
Source: OSCE