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Militants tried to bring down OSCE drone recording Russian hardware amassed in Luhansk area. PHOTO OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) observed heavy weapons including multiple rocket launchers, SP-guns, tanks, and cannons moving in the vicinity of an aerodrome in Luhansk in violation of the respective withdrawal line. 06.04.17 16:46 21 997 20 Incidents

OSCE to deploy more observers and expand geography of mission in Donbas, - SMM Head Apakan. PHOTOS On Jan. 24, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak held talks with Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Ambassador Ertugul Apakan. 24.01.17 19:32 2 162 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Pro-Russian militants entrench positions in Stanytsia Luhanska, - OSCE. PHOTO Occupied areas near the bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska are seeing more checkpoints of pro-Russian terrorists. 17.10.16 10:46 31 853 21 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

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%. 25.10.15 19:02 20 499 202 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015