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The Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE SMM) "heard one undetermined explosion" near the village of Spartak, eight kilometers north-west of Donetsk, on Oct. 8, as well as "four loud explosions assessed to be artillery or mortar fire" in Donetsk on Oct. 5.

“The SMM observed a relatively quiet situation in the Donetsk region,” the mission said in its report as of 7.30 p.m. on Oct. 6.

On Oct. 6, “at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) observation point at the “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DPR)-controlled Donetsk railway station (8km north-west of Donetsk city center), the SMM heard between 9.34 p.m. and 12 a.m. fours bursts of small-arms 3-4km west of the location,” the mission said.

“At 5.51 p.m. the SMM heard one undetermined explosion 4.5km north-east of its position in the area of “DPR”-controlled Spartak (8km north-west of Donetsk),” the mission said in its report.

“In Donetsk city, the SMM heard on October 5 four loud explosions assessed to be artillery or mortar fire,” it said.

“On the following day the SMM followed up on reports that the explosions were anti-aircraft fire that shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which consequently crashed in a residential area. At the alleged UAV crash site the SMM observed that the roof and the living room of the affected house were damaged. The SMM also noted what looked like a fragment of an unidentified missile, which was shortly after collected by “DPR” members at the site,” it said.