OSCE Records 6,294 Ceasefire Violations in Donbas

The OSCE has recorded 6,294 ceasefire violations in Donbas since the agreements of the Trilateral Contact Group entered into force on 27 July 2020, reads the OSCE SMM report.

Between 15 and 17 January 2021, the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) recorded 91 ceasefire violations, including 83 in Donetsk region. The majority of ceasefire violations, including four explosions, occurred near the government-controlled villages of Shyrokyne and Lebedynske.

Eight more ceasefire violations took place in the Luhansk region.

As of the end of November last year, 2,492 ceasefire violations were recorded in Donbas, including 988 explosions and 1,369 bursts and shots.

Natalia Tolub