Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 10 July 2019

Summary

• Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
• The SMM saw fresh damage to houses due to shelling in Holubivske and Khreshchatytske.
• The SMM saw anti-tank mines near Shchastia and Vesela Hora.
• The Mission facilitated and monitored adherence to the ceasefire to facilitate repairs and the operations of critical civilian infrastructure.
• Restrictions of the SMM’s access continued, including in non-government-controlled Verkhnoshyrokivske.

Ceasefire violations

In Donetsk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations, including more explosions (about 281), compared with the previous reporting period (about 167 explosions). The majority of the ceasefire violations were recorded in areas north-north-east of Marinka (government-controlled, 23km south-west of Donetsk) and south-south-east of Krasnohorivka (government-controlled, 21km west of Donetsk).

In Luhansk region, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations, including more explosions (about 84), compared with the previous reporting period (about 62 explosions). The majority of ceasefire violations were recorded in areas south-south-west of Kriakivka (non-government-controlled, 38km north-west of Luhansk).