Section: OSCE (EU)
All sides in eastern Ukraine must ensure safety and freedom of movement of SMM monitors, says OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Dačić
BELGRADE, 28 July 2015 – All sides in eastern Ukraine have a responsibility to ensure the safety of OSCE monitors and guarantee their unfettered access across the region, the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Serbia’s Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić said today following two recent incidents in which teams from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 27 July 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. The SMM continued to observe ceasefire violations at and around the Donetsk airport. The SMM was caught...
OSCE-supported forum on reconstruction through dialogue to take place in Krasnoarmiysk, eastern Ukraine on Thursday
KYIV, 28 July 2015 – Western Donbas Forum “Reconstruction through Dialogue”, organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator on request from Donetsk Oblast Civil and Military Administration, is to take place in Krasnoarmiysk in the East of Ukraine on Thursday, 30 July 2015. The purpose of the event is to facilitate discussions between central...
Spot Report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): SMM team caught in fire exchange in Shyrokyne, one member injured by debris
At 11:15hrs on 27 July, an SMM patrol comprised of two vehicles entered Shyrokyne (100km south of Donetsk, 20km east of Mariupol) and found the village to be calm. The SMM established two separate observation points, some 120m apart. At 11:25hrs, the SMM heard one shot of automatic grenade fire, outgoing from a north-easterly direction, impacting...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 26 July 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements.” Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. Ceasefire violations in and around Donetsk city and at the Donetsk airport decreased on 26 July compared...
OSCE Deputy Chief Monitor in Ukraine Alexander Hug to brief media in Kyiv on Tuesday
KYIV, 27 July 2015 – Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will hold a briefing for media in Kyiv tomorrow, Tuesday 28 July. Alexander Hug will speak about security incidents in recent days, including near Shchastia on Sunday and the SMM’s response to them, including reviewing its...
Spot report: Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) patrol is caught in fire in Shchastia but comes out unharmed
This report is for the media and general public At approximately 12:40hrs on 26 July, an SMM patrol comprised of two vehicles was caught in mortar and automatic grenade launcher fire while trying to cross the contact line from the “Lugansk People’s Republic” (“LPR”)-controlled side of Shchastia (20km north of Luhansk) to the...
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 24 July 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements”. Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. Fighting continued at and around Donetsk airport and in areas to the east and north-east of Mariupol....
Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 19:30 (Kyiv time), 23 July 2015
This report is for the media and the general public. The SMM monitored the implementation of the “Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements.” Its monitoring was restricted by third parties and security considerations*. The SMM observed that the number of ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport decreased. About...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug to hold a press briefing in Donetsk
Alexander Hug will speak about the events that have been occurring in Donetsk since last weekend and onwards. Journalists are invited today, 24 July, at 18:30 (Kyiv time), at Park Inn by Radisson, 4 Pushkina Boulevard, Donetsk. Please follow our Facebook and Twitter updates for possible changes. For further details please contact Michael...
