OSCE: Since the beginning of the year, 345 civilians have suffered in the Donbas, of which 62 have died
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) published on its website a report stating that since the beginning of this year, 345 civilians have been injured as a result of hostilities in the Donbas, of which 62 have died.
The document also points to continuing cases of restricted movement of special mission patrols.
At the same time, the first deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, said that the number of cases of violation of the cease-fire regime in the area of the special operation in eastern Ukraine has increased by more than 50% over the past week, said the first deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug
In the Defense Ministry of the DPR, at a briefing held on Friday, the deputy commander of the operational command of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, said that as a result of the shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic two people were killed in a day - a militiaman and a civilian, another was injured.
According to him, in a week the Ukrainian military violated the ceasefire regime 342 times, using 1692 artillery pieces across the territory of the DPR, tank shells and mines. Areas of 33 settlements of the republic were exposed to fire, in seven of them 21 houses were damaged and destroyed.
According to Basurin, a week during the shelling by the Ukrainian military in the DPR, six people were killed. As a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one civilian was killed, one was injured, five soldiers were also killed, two were injured.
From July 24 to August 8, 3 civilians died, another 10 was injured. This increased the total number of civilian casualties confirmed by the mission for the current year - to 345 people, 62 of them fatalities
- says the report.The document also points to continuing cases of restricted movement of special mission patrols.
In addition to the restrictions related to the non-conduct of demining by the parties, access to SMM patrols was repeatedly prevented, especially in areas not controlled by the government in the southern part of Donetsk region. In particular, from 24 July to 8 August, armed members of the so-called “DNR” 10 did not miss the SMM's patrols to the east from the control entry-exit point in Verkhneshirokovsky.
- says the report.At the same time, the first deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, said that the number of cases of violation of the cease-fire regime in the area of the special operation in eastern Ukraine has increased by more than 50% over the past week, said the first deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Alexander Hug
Over the week, we recorded an increase in the level of violence along the line of demarcation. Number of ceasefire violations increased by 55%
- A.Hug said at a briefing on Skype on Friday.Of particular concern is the widespread use of weapons banned by the Minsk agreements. We recorded at least 547 cases of multiple launch rocket systems, other types of artillery and mortars. Last week - 137 such cases
- he saidIn the Defense Ministry of the DPR, at a briefing held on Friday, the deputy commander of the operational command of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, said that as a result of the shelling from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic two people were killed in a day - a militiaman and a civilian, another was injured.
According to him, in a week the Ukrainian military violated the ceasefire regime 342 times, using 1692 artillery pieces across the territory of the DPR, tank shells and mines. Areas of 33 settlements of the republic were exposed to fire, in seven of them 21 houses were damaged and destroyed.
According to Basurin, a week during the shelling by the Ukrainian military in the DPR, six people were killed. As a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one civilian was killed, one was injured, five soldiers were also killed, two were injured.
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