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Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 8 September 2020
Publishing date: 9 September 2020
Content type: Weekly report
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy, Russian Federation. The Observer Mission (OM) continues to operate 24/7 at both Border Crossing Points (BCPs). The overall number of border crossings by persons decreased at both BCPs compared to the previous week...
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 214/2020 issued on 8 September 2020
Publishing date: 8 September 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary The SMM recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 50 in Luhansk region. In the previous 24 hours, the Mission recorded one ceasefire violation in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. Small arms were fired near SMM patrol members close to Peremozhne, Luhansk region. The
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 213/2020 issued on 7 September 2020
Publishing date: 7 September 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary Between the evenings of 4 and 5 September, the SMM recorded an undetermined explosion in Donetsk region and no ceasefire violations in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded 12 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. Between the
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 212/2020 issued on 5 September 2020
Publishing date: 5 September 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary The SMM recorded 12 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and none in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded five ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 23 in Luhansk region. A woman was injured by the explosion of an object in Sloviansk, Donetsk region.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 211/2020 issued on 4 September 2020
Publishing date: 4 September 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary The SMM recorded five ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 23 in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and two in Luhansk region. Small-arms fire was directed at an SMM unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near Dovhe,
Statement of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
Publishing date: 4 September 2020
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
GENEVA, 4 September 2020- We, the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions (GID), reiterate our call for co-operation and dialogue, especially across conflict lines, during this global pandemic.
OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 210/2020 issued on 3 September 2020
Publishing date: 3 September 2020
Content type: Daily report
Where we are: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution
Summary The SMM recorded 13 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and two in Luhansk region. In the previous reporting period, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 63 in Luhansk region. The Mission continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska,