“Over their heads whizzed a bullet”: the OSCE observers came under fire in the ATO
17 Mar bullet from small arms flying over the heads of observers hmm OSCE, which monitored compliance with the “silence regime” near the occupied by terrorists “DNR” Yasinovataya.
About it reported in a press-service of the mission March 18.
“On 17 March, five members of the patrol, the SMM was (for the two their cars) 15 km to the North from Donetsk on the East side of the highway H20, where it intersects with the road of secondary importance, which leads East to the Donetsk filtering station, located between government-controlled Avdiyivka and “DPR” – controlled Yasynuvata”, — said the OSCE.
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Members of the patrol, the SMM monitored the observance of the regime of silence, when over their heads flew the bullets.
“At 11:45, while four members of the patrol, the SMM was 2-3 m to the North, and another 5 m South-East of the car, they heard above their heads whizzed a bullet at the same instant the shot was fired from small arms at 100-200 m to the South of them. All present immediately disappeared from the North side of the vehicles. The observers determined that the shot was fired in the direction from South to North-North-East. While they sat in the car, he heard another shot from small arms at 100-200 m to the South,” — said in the mission.
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The organization stressed that the observers carried out monitoring of the observance of the cease-fire to enable demining in the territory of the filter station and in close proximity to it, as well as recovery of water from both sides of the line of contact.
“The joint center for control and coordination (JCCC) have contributed to obtaining security guarantees. The place was also attended by three officers SCCC (two Ukrainian and one Russian), four representatives of the State service of Ukraine for emergency situations and four crew members of “DNR” clearance”, — said the press service.
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“Subsequently, all participants, including the patrol, the SMM left the area. None of the observers were not injured. Vehicles are not damaged. Ukrainian and Russian officers of SCCC said that among their employees, no one was hurt. This is the third case in this district over the past four weeks, when the patrols of the Mission or objects of its ownership use small arms”, — summarized in the OSCE.
We will remind, on Donbass can increase the number of observers Special monitoring mission of the OSCE and improve their equipment. This was stated by the head of the organization, Minister for foreign Affairs of Austria Sebastian Kurz.