Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors who have visited Debaltseve, Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast, have said almost all buildings in the town center were "destroyed or heavily damaged."
“The SMM [OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine] went to ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ (‘DPR’)-controlled Debaltseve (56km north-east of Donetsk) to assess the humanitarian situation in the town. The SMM noted almost all the buildings in the city centre were destroyed or heavily damaged. According to civilians the SMM spoke to, there is an urgent need for electricity, gas, and water. The SMM saw approximately 200 mostly elderly female civilians queuing at an aid distribution point,” the SMM said in a report on Feb. 26 that was based on information received as of 6 p.m. Kyiv time the day before.
