Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe monitors heard 133 explosions during a visit to the Donetsk airport on March 26, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine said on March 27.
“Whilst at the airport, between 10:00 and 13:35hrs, the SMM heard 133 explosions south, west and north of its position. The SMM could not ascertain the distance, the type of ammunition used, or if it was incoming or outgoing fire,” the SMM said in a regular report.
“Between 10:00 and 10:30hrs the SMM heard 15 outgoing 120mm mortar rounds from a southerly direction, and 15 incoming artillery rounds in a westerly direction; both incoming and outgoing fire occurred at 1-3km distance from the SMM’s position. Between 10:30 and 11:15hrs the SMM heard 13 incoming explosions, 1-2km north of its position. The SMM could not ascertain the type of ammunition, the weapon used or the origin of fire,” the report said.
“At 12:07hrs the SMM saw an explosion 200m north-west of its position, caused by an incoming 40mm grenade from an automatic grenade launcher; the SMM could not ascertain the direction. Between 13:00 and 13:30hrs the SMM witnessed 12 incoming airbursts caused apparently by high explosive shells, 1-3km west of its position, but could not ascertain the direction. At 13:35hrs the SMM left the airport due to outgoing heavy-machine-gun fire 300-400m west of its position,” the mission said.
