OSCE mission reports increase in ceasefire violations in Donbas

Published April 9, 2015 at 10:22 am

An International observer of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) stands next to a destroyed car after shelling during an inspection tour near the village of Shirokino, near the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, on March.

Photo by AFP

The OSCE special monitoring mission (SMM) in Ukraine has recorded an increase in the number of violations of the ceasefire in Donetsk region, its latest report posted on the OSCE website says.

“The SMM observed an increase in the number of ceasefire violations
in the Donetsk region, especially around Donetsk airport. The SMM
monitored the situation in the area of Shyrokyne and assessed the
security situation as remaining tense,” the report says.

“In Luhansk region, the SMM observed the security situation to be relatively calm,” it says.