OSCE recorded 188 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine over past weekend

"In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 23 and 25 July, the SMM recorded 48 ceasefire violations," the report reads.

The majority of ceasefire violations occurred in an area north-west of Manuilivka (non-government-controlled, 65km east of Donetsk), in an area east of Maiorsk (government-controlled, 45km north-east of Donetsk) and in an area north-north-east of Shyrokyne (government-controlled, 100km south of Donetsk).

In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 23 and 25 July, the SMM recorded 140 ceasefire violations, including 14 undetermined explosions.

The majority of ceasefire violations occurred in areas north-east and east-north-east of the disengagement area near Zolote (government-controlled, 60km west of Luhansk) during the morning of 25 July.

Following agreement reached at the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group on 22 July 2020 regarding additional measures to strengthen the ceasefire, from 00:01 on 27 July 2020 until the end of the reporting period, the SMM has recorded at least 46,407 ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions (including 13,508 explosions, 8,763 projectiles in flight, 262 muzzle flashes, 169 illumination flares and at least 23,705 bursts and shots).

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