OSCE records MLRS in occupied Luhansk region

According to aerial imagery, on January 24, the OSCE SMM saw four multiple launch rocket systems (type undetermined) in a training area near Buhaivka (37km south-west of Luhansk) and three more multiple launch rocket systems (type undetermined) near Miusynsk (62km south-west of Luhansk). All weapons were placed in violation of withdrawal lines.

At the same time, 22 tanks were spotted in a training area near Buhaivka. Sixty-eight armored combat vehicles were also observed in the area.

In addition to MLRS, the SMM saw two tanks, 22 self-propelled howitzers, and 13 units of towed artillery near Miusynsk. Forty-one armored combat vehicles were also observed in the area.

According to the SMM report, 17 tanks (type undetermined), five units of self-propelled artillery or mortars (type undetermined), and 26 units of towed artillery (type undetermined) were seen in a training area near Myrne (28km south-west of Luhansk). Forty-one armored combat vehicles were also observed in the area.

All these weapons were located outside designated storage sites, the OSCE SMM said.

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