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OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 301/2021 issued on 23 December 2021
KYIV 23 December 2021
Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30 22 December 2021. All times are in Eastern European Time.
Summary
- In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded 50 ceasefire violations, including three explosions. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 564 ceasefire violations in the region.
- In Luhansk region, the Mission recorded no ceasefire violations. In the previous reporting period, it recorded 49 ceasefire violations in the region.
- The SMM continued monitoring the disengagement areas near Stanytsia Luhanska, Zolote and Petrivske.
- The Mission facilitated the operation of critical civilian infrastructure.
- The SMM continued following up on the situation of civilians, including at four entry-exit checkpoints and four corresponding checkpoints of the armed formations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
- The Mission’s freedom of movement continued to be restricted, including at a checkpoint of the armed formations south of the Stanytsia Luhanska bridge. Its UAVs encountered instances of GPS signal interference assessed as caused by probable jamming.*
