OSCE recorded about 200 ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine over weekend

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) recorded 84 ceasefire violations in Donetsk region and 107 in Luhansk region between the evenings of 11 and 13 June, according to an OSCE SMM report.

“In Donetsk region, between the evenings of 11 and 13 June, the SMM recorded 84 ceasefire violations, including 25 undetermined explosions,” the report reads.

The majority of ceasefire violations occurred in an area north of Shyrokyne (government-controlled, 100km south of Donetsk) on the night of 11-12 June and at northerly and southerly directions of the Donetsk Filtration Station (DFS) (15km north of Donetsk) on 12 June.

In Luhansk region, between the evenings of 11 and 13 June, the SMM recorded 107 ceasefire violations, including five undetermined explosions.

The majority of ceasefire violations occurred in an area north of the disengagement area near Zolote (government-controlled, 60km west of Luhansk) on the night of 11-12 June.

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 34,157 ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions (including 10,763 explosions, 5,826 projectiles in flight, 234 muzzle flashes, 113 illumination flares and at least 17,221 bursts and shots).

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