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Russian TOS-1 'Buratino' weapons system able to destroy several city blocks by single strike recorded by OSCE in service with "LPR" militants International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week. 42 110 260 Previously in trend: Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine
Disengagement of forces in Donbas must start immediately, OSCE’s Hug says The process of disengagement of troops and hardware in the Donbas must start without further delay. 10 879 140 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
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. 43 632 140 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded
Ukrainian troops strictly observe cease-fire, - Muzhenko Ukrainian soldiers follow the truce despite constant militants’ attacks in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area. 9 340 138 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Donbas militants threaten to kill observers if they return to Bezimenne village, OSCE says "Donetsk People's Republic" terrorists threaten to kill OSCE observers if they return to Bezimenne village, Novoazovsk district, the Donetsk region. 34 752 119 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE observers met people in Donbas claiming their membership in Russian army, - Hug Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug says he personally talked to the people in the Donbas who claimed that they were members of the Russian army units. 26 482 107 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
US blames Russia and Russian-backed militants of truce violation in Donbas The U.S. puts blame on combined Russian-separatist forces for impeding the work of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) and threatening its monitors, as well as desrupting the cease-fire. 28 156 103
Parties to conflict in Donbas must remove checkpoints and demine three areas in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, - OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) calls on the parties to the conflict to remove checkpoints and clear from mines three areas in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions agreed by the Trilateral Contact Group to resolve the situation in the Donbas (Ukraine-OSCE-Russia). 16 465 98
Huge inflation and unpreparedness for heating season, - OSCE claims grave humanitarian situation in occupied territories The humanitarian situation in the occupied territory of the Donbas remains difficult, but people believe that normalization of living conditions in the region is still possible. 8 428 96 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Unanimous decision of 57 participating states needed for OSCE armed police mission deployment in Donbas, - Hug The decision on the introduction of the OSCE armed police mission in Donbas must be adopted by consensus of all 57 participating states. 7 599 80 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE's Hug: Use of hardware at May 9 "military parade" in Luhansk violates Minsk accords The use of heavy military equipment by militants at a "military parade" on May 9, 2017 in occupied Luhansk is in violation of the Minsk agreements. 14 234 71 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. 30 610 68 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE aware of presence of Russian troops in Donbas The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has information about the presence of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. However, it can not arrive at any conclusions. 20 391 67 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. 13 220 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE drone records "DPR's" howitzer battery firing toward Svitlodarsk, - Hug. VIDEO The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has spotted a battery of self-propelled howitzers, shooting in the direction of Svitlodarsk. 55 037 62
OSCE monitors to take only paved roads in Donbas following recent patrol car blast, - Hug Teams of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine will only use paved roads after the acccident with the mission’s car that tripped an explosive device on April 23. 5 838 61 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded
Donbas situation may sharply escalate anytime, OSCE’s Hug says The OSCE believes that the situation in the Russian-occupied Donbas is far from stable. 22 637 58
Donbas resembles powder keg, no time for assumptions left, - OSCE's Hug Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug has compared the occupied Donbas to a powder keg. 18 970 57 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Trilateral Contact Group to sign withdrawal agreement in coming days, - OSCE The Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine intends to sign the agreed withdrawal of weaponry of up to 100-mm caliber in the coming days. 6 837 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
30 percent of withdrawn weapons disappeared from holding areas in Donbas, - OSCE February was the worst month in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area since Sept. 2015. 12 448 50 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE car blast was not accidental, but planned, - Hug The mine that destroyed an OSCE car in the terrorist-held part of the Luhansk region was laid on purpose. 19 625 50 Previously in trend: OSCE patrol vehicle exploded
US media outlet deletes text about absence of Russian military in Donbas from interview with OSCE's Hug Foreign Policy, the U.S.-based ezine that published an interview with outgoing Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug on Oct. 25, 2018 has removed a portion of the interview in which Hug said the OSCE's mission did not detect evidence of Russian interference in Donbas. 8 827 46 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Russia neglects agreements on live fire training termination and demining, - OSCE The Russian side at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination has failed to provide the OSCE with an answer regarding the plan of implementation of agreements on demining and termination of live fire training in the Donbas, reached in Minsk on March 2. 7 020 41 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Cease-fire disrupted in Donbas, OSCE SMM Deputy Chief says The situation remains relatively calm in most areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, but the risk of escalation is high. 14 852 41 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Militants proceed with drills along demarcation line in defiance of Minsk decisions, - OSCE Dozens of tanks and guns are employed in the exercises. 5 780 40 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
"DPR" militants attacked OSCE observers in Horlivka, - Hug The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) reports a spike in violence in Horlivka (the Donetsk region) and nearby settlements. 19 793 39
OSCE monitors recorded 88 unremoved tanks on terrorist-controlled areas, - Hug OSCE monitors recorded 88 tanks on terrorist-controlled territories of the Donbas last week. 4 475 39
Disengagement is only way for sustainable stabilization of situation in Donbas, OSCE’s Hug says OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug believes that the disengagement of troops and hardware of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the armed groups of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine is the only way to stabilize the situation for extended period of time. 4 821 37 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
Zaitseve checkpoint closed, locals forced to cross minefields getting to work, - OSCE The situation around the closure of Zaitseve checkpoint caused problems in terms of locals' jobs. They experience troubles getting to work in Artemivsk. 4 740 37 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE to monitor repair process of Donetsk water filtration station (DFS) The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine patrol with Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug arrived at Donetsk water filtration station. 5 376 35
OSCE observers fired at between Avdiivka and Yasynuvata, - Hug OSCE Special Monitoring Mission patrol has been fired at with small arms in the Donbas. 12 225 34
Attack on school is too much, - OCSE’s Hug on shelling of Krasnohorivka The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) is concerned about shelling of a school in Krasnohorivka (the Donetsk region). 20 861 33
OSCE mission demands secure access to disengagement areas in Donbas, - Hug The OSCE monitors need unimpeded and safe access to the areas of disengagement of forces and hardware in order to establish permanent observation points there. 4 250 32 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE Chief Monitor Hug to visit Zaitseve Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Alexander Hug will visit Zaitseve in the Donetsk region with SMM monitors on Monday, Feb. 15. 2 572 29
Missile launch in ATO area a violation, - OSCE SMM's Hug of Troitske shelling by terrorists Observers of the OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) visited the checkpoint of the Ukrainian military near Troitske, the Luhansk region, which was shelled by pro-Russian mercenaries on Wednesday, and found details of anti-tank missiles that were used for the shelling. 7 947 29 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine
OSCE records Grad rocket launcher on terrorists-controlled "Luhansk People's Republic" OSCE's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine has recorded a Grad multiple-launch rocket system on terrorists-controlled "LPR" territory. 4 285 23
Last week saw highest number of attacks in ATO area in 2106, - OSCE Last week, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) registered the largest number of attacks since the beginning of the year. 3 201 23
Terrorists conducted 42 cases of shelling yesterday; 200 missiles launched by enemy near Luhanske, - Staff Despite arrival of the Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine led by Alexander Hug to the area of Donetsk, Yasynuvata and Avdiivka, the volume of fire by militants has not decreased. 6 692 22 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. 13 104 20 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE observers see signs of escalation in Donbas The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine recorded further increase in the number of violations of the Christmas truce in the Donbas announced on Dec. 23, 2017 8 510 20 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE SMM, JCCC assisted in ensuring localized cease-fire around Donetsk filtration station, - Hug OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in conjunction with the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the cease-fire in the Donbas made efforts to ensure a localized cease-fire around Donetsk filtration station (DFS). 6 117 19 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting
OSCE confirmed 400 killed and wounded civilians in Donbas in 2017, - Hug Deputy Chief Monitor of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of OSCE in Ukraine Alexander Hug said the Organization's monitors confirmed 400 casualties among civilians in the Donbas this year. 5 863 18
Militants violated cease-fire 1,730 times in 2017, - Defense Ministry Тhe head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko held a meeting with the deputy chief of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug. 2 492 17
Casualties among civilians increased by 110 percent in Donbas, - OSCE's Hug 45 civilians have been killed in the Donbas since the beginning of the year, OSCE SMM (special monitoring mission in Ukraine) says. 5 696 16 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
OSCE observers report having no problems moving through government-controlled territory Head of the Ukrainian side of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the cease-fire (JCCC) Major-General Borys Kremenetskyi held a meeting with the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) Deputy Chairman Alexander Hug at the demarcation line in the town of Maiorsk (the Donetsk region) today, Aug. 19. 4 702 15
"DPR" terrorists fired at OSCE observers recording militants’ SP guns deployed in disengagement area Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine Alexander Hug says "DPR" militants started firing upon the observers recording SP guns deployed in the area supposed to be free of heavy weapons on March 3. 10 384 15 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Number of heavy weapon uses in Donbas increased by 230 percent, - OSCE's Hug The number of heavy weapon uses in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in Ukraine's east has increased by 230 percent over the past week. 2 875 13 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas
Intensity of fire in Donbas increased by 25 percent over past week, cease-fire violated, - Hug Over the past week, the intensify of gunfire has increased by 25 percent on both sides of the Donbas contact line, Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (SMM) Alexander Hug said. 2 435 13
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