Militants restrict SMM’s freedom of movement in Donbas six times – report

Militants restrict SMM’s freedom of movement in Donbas six times – report

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The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has reported that restrictions of the Mission’s freedom of movement continue in Donbas, in particular at checkpoints of the armed formations near Rozdolne, Petrivske, Prymorske, Bezimenne, Novoazovsk, and Zaichenko.

The OSCE SMM informed this in a report issued on December 24, based on information received as of 19:30 on December 23, 2019.

“At a checkpoint near Rozdolne (non-government-controlled, 46km south-east of Donetsk), an armed member of the armed formations denied the SMM passage, citing “repair works on the road to Petrivske”. At a checkpoint in Petrivske (non-government-controlled, 41km south of Donetsk), an armed member of the armed formations denied the SMM passage towards east of Petrivske, citing “repair works on the road to Rozdolne”,” reads the report.

In addition, at a checkpoint near Prymorske (non-government-controlled, 76km south of Donetsk), an armed member of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage towards Naberezhne (non-government-controlled, 77km south of Donetsk) and Tavrycheske (non-government-controlled, 76km south of Donetsk).

At a checkpoint west of Bezimenne (non-government-controlled, 100m south of Donetsk), an armed member of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage.

At a checkpoint north of Novoazovsk (non-government-controlled, 102km south-east of Donetsk), two armed members of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage, citing an “ongoing operation in the area”.

At a checkpoint north of Zaichenko (non-government-controlled, 93km south of Donetsk), two armed members of the armed formations again denied the SMM passage towards Sakhanka (non-government-controlled, 97km south of Donetsk) and Pikuzy (formerly Kominternove, non-government-controlled, 92km south of Donetsk), citing “ongoing demining activities in the area”.

The sides continued to deny the SMM full access, as well as the ability to travel certain roads previously identified as important for effective monitoring by the Mission and for civilians’ movement, through failure to conduct comprehensive clearance of mines, UXO and other obstacles.

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