Invaders again fire at OSCE drone in Donbas – report

Invaders again fire at OSCE drone in Donbas – report

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Small-arms fire was opened on the OSCE SMM mini unmanned aerial vehicles near Pervomaisk and Smile in the occupied Luhansk region.

The OSCE SMM informed this in a report, based on information received as of 19:30, August 19, 2019.

"Positioned on the western edge of Pervomaisk (non-government-controlled, 58km west of Luhansk), while conducting a mini-UAV flight, the SMM heard 22 shots of small-arms fire about 700m north-north-west, assessed as aimed at the UAV, which was flying about 750m north-north-west," the report says.

Also, positioned on the north-western edge of Smile (non-government-controlled, 31km north-west of Luhansk), while conducting a mini-UAV flight, the SMM heard at least 13 shots of small-arms fire about 3.6km north-north-west, assessed as aimed at the UAV, which was flying about 3.9km north-north-west.

In both cases, the SMM safely landed the UAVs and left the areas.

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