The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has reported a significant increase in the number of truce violations in Donbas. The mission's report was posted early on Nov. 20 morning.
As of 7.30 p.m. on Nov. 19, “from its position at “Donetsk People’s Republic” (“DPR”)-controlled Donetsk railway station (6 kilometers northwest of Donetsk) observation point, the SMM recorded a significant number of ceasefire violations, including 206 undetermined explosions and over 76 bursts of outgoing small-arms fire,” the report said.
“In addition, between 11.06 a.m. and 11.34 a.m., the SMM heard some 26 explosions that it assessed as either main battle tank (MBT) or heavy artillery (100mm or higher caliber) fire – weapons that are restricted in this proximity of the contact line,” it said.
“Most of the ceasefire violations were heard at locations ranging from 3 kilometers to 10 kilometers to the northwest, north, northeast, and southwest,” the observers said.
“When the SMM left the observation point at 3 p.m., the exchange of fire across the contact line continued,” the report said.
