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Russian militants refuse to withdraw troops from Stanytsia Luhanska, construct new checkpoints, - OSCE The Russian invaders refuse to disengage troops and hardware from the occupied area near the bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska. The "LPR" militants also established new checkpoints there. 28 133 57 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Work of observers in Petrivske hampered over mines, - OSCE The OSCE monitors have no security guarantees to work in the area. 1 486 9 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russian militants prevent OSCE observers from monitoring Pionerske village in Luhansk region for several weeks - ATO speaker The militants have once again violated the international law by making impediments to the work of the OSCE observers. 2 975 6 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

OSCE SMM faces new impediments to its activity in Donbas OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) reported new cases of restrictions to its freedom of movement and other impediments to the fulfilment of its mandate in the combat area in the Donbas and along the administrative border with Crimea. 12 443 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants to continue hampering OSCE observers’ work unless their impunity addressed, - Hug The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) requires unobstructed access to the entire militants-controlled territory in eastern Ukraine to resolve the conflict in the Donbas. 13 148 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Miitants banned OSCE from flying a drone over Luhansk, - OSCE Pro-Russian terrorists continue pressuring OSCE monitors on the occupied territories of eastern Ukraine. 3 425 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

US, Canada to inspect Russia's territory from air Between July 4-9, the Canada-U.S. joint mission, pursuant to the international Open Skies Treaty, will perform an observation flight over Russia's territory aboard a Canadian C-130 observing aircraft from the Tiksi Airport. 4 379 36 World

OSCE observers fired at between Avdiivka and Yasynuvata, - Hug OSCE Special Monitoring Mission patrol has been fired at with small arms in the Donbas. 12 124 34 Incidents

Russian terrorists deny OSCE observers access to several occupied villages in Luhansk region Militants banned OSCE observers from visiting several occupied towns and villages in the Luhansk region. 3 604 16 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

OSCE observers’ car fired at near militant-controlled Snizhne No one of the observers was hurt. The bullet pierced the unarmoured glass and probably passed clear as it was not found. 7 749 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

выборы Voter turnout at Kryvyi Rih elections extremely low, - CVU Voter turnout at the special election of the mayor of Kryviy Rih is extremely low at the moment. The turnout is significantly lower than it was observed at the local elections on Oct. 25, 2015. 23 742 182 Ukrainian Politics

Russia blocks OSCE access to Ukrainian-Russian border in occupied Donbas The Russian Federation has once again blocked the extension of the mandate of the OSCE monitoring mission at all border crossing points of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Donbas. 39 857 173 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обсе osce Minsk process to be terminated if attacks on OSCE observers continue, - OSCE's Hug Militants put in jeopardy OSCE monitors’ trust in them, which may result in termination of the Minsk process. 30 548 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

выборы Voter turnout in local elections in Ukraine reached 36.2% as of 4 p.m. INFOGRAPHICS As of 4 p.m., Oct. 25, elections turnout in Ukraine reached 36.2%. 20 499 202 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

сватово Elections to Svatove city council invalidated, - NGO At 3 p.m., the city election commission invalidated the elections to the Svatove city council (Luhansk region). 21 905 28 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

Local elections turnout 18.5% as of noon, - NGO As of noon Oct. 25, the average turnout in Ukraine's local elections made 18.5%. 3 154 19 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015

OSCE monitors should receive complete access to border areas in Donbas, - John Kerry On Monday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry once again urged the parties of the conflict in the east of Ukraine to comply with the Minsk agreements. 3 470 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обсе OSCE allowed to access Ukrainian-Russian border from occupied Donbas territory for the first time, - Poroshenko President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced that observers of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE were allowed to access non-government-controlled area of the Ukrainian-Russian border in the Donetsk region thanks to Paris agreements of the "Normandy Four." 29 968 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

OSCE considers heavy weapons withdrawal process in Donbas to be unsatisfactory: "Some equipment absent in storage locations" The Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe considers the process of withdrawal of heavy weapons in the Donbas to be unsatisfactory. 6 380 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

US welcomes postponement of illegal election in Donbas, calls for full access for OSCE, - US Department of State Washington welcomes reports that Russia-backed separatists of the Donbas postponed another round of illegal elections in eastern Ukraine and started to withdraw weapons. 3 707 11 Ukrainian Politics

Movement of weapons and military equipment increased in Luhansk region The OSCE SMM monitored the implementation of the Package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The SMM observed an increase in the cease-fire violations at and around Donetsk airport. In the Luhansk region, the SMM observed separatists' training activity and an increase in the movement of weapons and military equipment. 8 785 69 Ukrainian Politics

ес сша санкции US regrets Russia's blocking of OSCE SMM expansion in Ukraine The official Washington has expressed its regrets regarding another blocking by the Russian delegation in the OSCE of the decision to expand the Special Monitoring Mission at the Russian-Ukrainian border. 48 726 257 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Militants restrict OSCE observers’ access to some villages and facilities in Donetsk region Pro-Russian militants deny or delay access of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to some terrorists-controlled territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 4 911 57 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Central Election Commission: No international observers are planned for Chernihiv elections The mid-term elections to the Verkhovna Rada in the 205th single-mandate constituency in Chernihiv will not be attended by international observers. 4 974 28 Ukrainian Politics

танки OSCE observers recorded several convoys of terrorists' tanks OSCE recorded movement of unmarked military equipment in the occupied areas of the Donbas. 47 565 122 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Ukraine Insists on OSCE Presence Along Border With Russia Ukraine insists on the presence of observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe along the length of the Ukrainian-Russian border. 5 359 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

обсе пикет вена OSCE Does Not Control Entire Ukrainian-Russian Border. Monitoring Mission Needs to Be Strengthened - NSDC The number of the OSCE observers and their efficiency is not sufficient for the monitoring of all the Ukrainian-Russian border. 4 292 45 Ukrainian Politics

OSCE Observers Continue Working in Donbas Awaiting Drones from Austria to Arrive Soon - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ukraine continues to collaborate with the OSCE mission for effective monitoring of the ceasefire process in the Donbas. 3 332 36 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Russia Demands OSCE to Agree Drone Movement With All Parties of the Conflict Russia believes that the OSCE should co-ordinate the movement of its drones with all parties to the conflict. 23 678 118 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

OSCE Is Going to Monitor Ukrainian-Russian Border With Drones The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is planning to use drons at the Ukrainian border 39 028 72 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

16 OSCE Observers Will Be Sent to Donetsk and Gukovo Checkpoints on Russian-Ukrainian Border for 3 Months. On Thursday, the OSCE Permanent Council decided to send 16 observers to Donetsk and Gukovo checkpoints on Russian-Ukrainian border. 14 438 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Terrorists Blocked Access to Boing Crash Site for OSCE Investigators - OSCE A 30-strong team from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) came to the airliner crash site in the Donetsk region. As OSCE stated, terrorists blocked off a large part of the crash site. 29 185 114 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17

PACE: Ukraine is Living Under Authoritarian Rule PACE: Ukraine is Living Under Authoritarian Rule The head of the observer mission from the PACE, Chairman of the Socialist Group in the PACE Andreas Gross believes that Ukraine is already under an authoritarian regime. 7 141 52 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

Head of the European Observers: Head of the European Observers: 'I Haven't Seen Anything Like This in Any Other Country' The head of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) Peter Navotny says he is disturbed by the number of violations in the Ukrainian elections. 32 161 158 Previously in trend: Elections 2012

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