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"Hello, my dear friend!" OSCE mission member hugs ‘LPR’ terrorist transferring Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies. VIDEO During the transfer of Ukrainian soldiers’ bodies, a representative of the OSCE special monitoring mission (SMM) hugged a member of the ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’ (‘LPR’) terrorist organization and performed a military salute to him. 162 302 192 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
"One '200', one '300'. This is our territory," - 'LPR' militants posted video from OSCE vehicle blast site. VIDEO Militants from self-proclaimed "Luhansk People Republic" posted a video from the OSCE vehicle explosion site. 108 511 140
Residents of occupied Pikuzy demand withdrawal of Russian mercenaries from residential neighborhoods, - OSCE Residents of occupied Pikuzy penned a letter to the U.N. and the Red Cross with a request to withdraw Russian troops from their village. 79 032 86 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Radio Svoboda published footage of OSCE car tripping mine in Luhansk region. VIDEO Radio Svoboda obtained an exclusive video of the OSCE car explosion after it tripped a mine in the Luhansk region which killed U.S. national Joseph Stone. 72 536 74 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded
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. 48 878 257 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE observers recorded several convoys of terrorists' tanks OSCE recorded movement of unmarked military equipment in the occupied areas of the Donbas. 47 653 122 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE vehicle blast killed American, injured German and Czech, - Hug A United States national was killed in the yesterday's OSCE SUV blast near the village of Pryshyb in the militants-held territory of Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region. 43 669 140 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded
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. 39 961 173 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 39 101 72 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
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. 32 280 158 Previously in trend: Elections 2012
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. 32 004 21 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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. 30 624 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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." 30 026 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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. 29 286 114 Previously in trend: Russian terrorists downed MH17
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. 28 332 57 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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. 23 870 182
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. 23 777 118 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
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. 22 132 20
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). 21 971 28 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
Zolote-Pervomaisk crossing route not demined, - OSCE The mine clearance will not be carried out at Zolote-Pervomaisk crossing route so far. 20 925 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
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%. 20 596 202 Previously in trend: Local elections 2015
All Russian members of OSCE mission either GRU or FSB officers, - Ukrainian Army Gen. Kremenetskyi Members of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Donbas may be agents of the Russian special services or intelligence agencies. 19 986 38 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE monitors record Grads, tanks, and 500 armed militants in Luhansk airfield OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine continues monitoring the withdrawal of weapon as stipulated by the Minsk agreements package. 17 375 18 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Russia to insist its monitors observe Ukraine elections Moscow intends to have their monitors observe Ukraine elections through international institutions, such as the OSCE. 14 959 263 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019
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. 14 501 25 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. 13 252 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE patrol comes under fire in Donetsk filtration station area The workers of a third party organization were trying to install a surveillance cam at the roof of the filtration station to secure 24h monitoring in the area. 13 148 20 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. 12 561 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE observers fired at between Avdiivka and Yasynuvata, - Hug OSCE Special Monitoring Mission patrol has been fired at with small arms in the Donbas. 12 259 34
Military of Russian Federation captured staff of OSCE monitoring mission in east of Ukraine, - representative of Great Britain Brown The Russian occupiers in eastern Ukraine are threatening the staff of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, and the Russian military has captured SMM personnel. 9 701 20 Previously in trend: War
Zelensky suggested that G7 place mission of international observers on border with Belarus The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, proposed to the G7 to place a mission of international observers on the border with Belarus. 8 990 47
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. 8 878 69
Russian election monitors to be banned from Ukraine, - Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko will order State Border Guard Service not to let Russian monitors in Ukraine during presidential elections. 8 481 222 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019
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. 7 903 30 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE SMM report specifies no possible attacker or direction of Maiorsk checkpoint shooting that left one civilian dead The report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) regarding the attack on Maiorsk entry/exit point, in which one civilian was killed and another one was wounded, does not indicate those responsible for the attack or a direction of the assault. 7 598 22 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
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. 7 204 52 Previously in trend: Elections 2012
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. 6 438 23 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE representatives failed to monitor Oktiabrska mine because of 'DPR' militants Self-proclaimed 'Donetsk People's Republic' threatened SMM at observation post at Oktiabrska mine. 6 135 19 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
'LPR' militants threatened SMM observers with mortars, - OSCE The militants of the 'Luhansk People's Republic' ('LPR') fired into the air and demanded OSCE SMM observers to get out. 5 638 14 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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. 5 424 28 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Russian militants ordered to ban Donbas monitors from traveling along 'unplanned routes,' - OSCE Pro-Russian mercenaries demand that OSCE agrees its routes in the occupied Donbas with them. 5 332 12 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Ukraine Foreign Ministry not to register Russian monitors for Ukraine presidential elections, - Klimkin Ukraine Foreign Ministry will deny registration to Russian monitors at Ukraine presidential elections and has sent a corresponding request to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). 5 076 57 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019
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. 5 035 28
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. 4 985 57 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE evacuated its patrol base from Svitlodarsk for two days due to shelling OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has been forced to evacuate its patrol base from Svitlodarsk, the Donetsk region, due to intensive shelling of the area. 4 859 21 Previously in trend: Svitlodarsk fighting
Verkhovna Rada bans Russian observers from monitoring elections in Ukraine The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law, which bans Russians from serving as official monitors during Ukraine elections. 4 828 50 Previously in trend: Presidential election 2019
OSCE SMM to be reinforced with technical facilities, - US Representative Baer In 2017, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) will be provided with special equipment. 4 767 14 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE observers failed to get to Petrivske, Bohdanivka disengagement areas OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) was unable to travel to disengagement areas near Petrivske and Bohdanivka as Ukrainian Armed Forces and “DPR” militants failed to guarantee SMM’s security. 4 631 47 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
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