Section: OSCE (EU)
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 28 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. An SMM mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (mini-UAV) was caught in small-arms fire. The SMM revisited Kominternove to follow up on reports about the presence of armed persons in the village. The SMM continued to facilitate and monitor...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 27 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. NOTE: This report covers the period since 19:30hrs on 23 December, the cut off time of the last daily report. The SMM observed ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In Donetsk region, the SMM saw and heard the use of mortars. The SMM reached Kominternove several days in a row to...
Spot Report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Small-arms fire impacts near SMM patrol in the vicinity of Kominternove, comes out unharmed
This report is for media and the general public. At 10:53hrs on 27 December, a SMM patrol comprised of six SMM members in two armoured vehicles arrived at 3.5km south-south-west of the centre of Kominternove village (92km south of Donetsk, 23km north-east of Mariupol) from “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled Zaichenko (90km south...
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić calls for peace throughout holiday season in eastern Ukraine
BELGRADE, 25 December 2015 – OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić today called on all sides in eastern Ukraine to keep ensuring lasting peace throughout holiday season. On December 22, the sides agreed, in a meeting with Trilateral Contact Group, chaired by the Special Representative of the...
Spot Report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): SMM visits Kominternove village
This report is for media and the general public. At 10:25hrs on 24 December, an SMM patrol arrived in Kominternove (92km south of Donetsk, 23km north-east of Mariupol) from the village’s eastern entrance, escorted by armed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”) members. For the last two days, the SMM had attempted to reach the village to...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 23 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed fewer ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared to previous days. In Luhansk region, the SMM saw and heard the use of a multiple launch rocket system. The SMM again attempted, unsuccessfully, to reach Kominternove* in order to follow up on reports about the...
Spot Report by the Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints of Gukovo and Donetsk: A forty-seventh Russian convoy of 44 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned back through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point
This report is for the media and general public. SUMMARY On 24 December 2015 at 06:50hrs (Moscow time), a Russian convoy arrived at the Donetsk Border Crossing Point (BCP). A total of 44 vehicles were checked by the Russian border guard and customs services. All of 44 vehicles had crossed back into the Russian Federation by 16:00hrs on 24...
Civilians in Donbas face challenges in access to justice, says report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
KYIV, 24 December 2015 – A new report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) highlights access to justice challenges faced by people residing in both government and non-government-controlled areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The report, Access to Justice and the Conflict in Ukraine, identifies difficulties in attending court...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, based on information received as of 19:30hrs, 22 December 2015
This report is for media and the general public. The SMM observed an increase in the number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions compared to previous days. Crater analysis conducted by the SMM indicated the use of multiple launch rocket systems in Donetsk region. The SMM encountered restrictions to its freedom of movement,...
OSCE promotes human rights protection though improving standards of judicial education in Ukraine
212521 Andrii Dziubenko An international conference on safeguarding human rights through national standards for judicial education was co-organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine on 18 December 2015 in Kyiv, bringing together local …read more Source:...
