OSCE SMM records ceasefire violations in disengagement area in Donetsk region

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine recorded ceasefire violations in the disengagement area near Petrivske in Donetsk region.

“On the morning of 1 June, while positioned about 2km north of Petrivske, the SMM heard 60 bursts of small-arms fire at an assessed range of 2-3km south-west, assessed as inside the disengagement area near Petrivske,” reads the OSCE SMM daily report issued on 2 June 2020.

In addition, while positioned at two locations close to the disengagement area, the SMM heard about 240 shots and bursts of small-arms fire (including three shots and 56 bursts assessed as aimed at an SMM mini-UAV, see above), all assessed as outside the disengagement area but within 5km of its periphery.

The OSCE SMM also informs that on the night of 30-31 May, inside the disengagement area near Petrivske, about 150m west of the area’s eastern edge and about 50m north of its southern edge, an SMM longrange UAV spotted a person near former positions of the armed formations. About 2km east of the area’s western edge and about 700m south of its northern edge, the UAV spotted two persons inside a former position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

“On the evening of 31 May, inside the disengagement area near Petrivske, about 350m north of the area’s southern edge and about 30m west of its eastern edge, an SMM long-range UAV spotted two persons inside former positions of the armed formations. About 2km east of the area’s western edge and about 700m south of its northern edge, the UAV spotted a person near former positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the report reads.

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