The incident with the explosion of the car of the OSCE observers is an attempt of intimidation – expert
The incident with undermining the car of the Supervisory OSCE monitoring mission in Luhansk is an attempt of intimidation. But it is important that the OSCE did not succumb to provocations, and normally the mission continued its work.
This was stated by Polish expert, ex-Minister of national defence of Poland Janusz Onyszkiewicz, writes UKRINFORM.
As noted by former Polish Minister of defense, he agrees with the statement of the MFA of Ukraine regarding the fact that this incident is an attempt by Russia and Pro-Russian militants to intimidate the observers of the OSCE, to bring to naught the efforts of the SMM to Ukraine and the stabilization of the situation on the demarcation line.
“Claims regarding the performance of this mission has not the Ukrainian side and the separatists, they are the enemies of action of the OSCE. Therefore, the position of the Ukrainian side has under itself soil,” – said the Polish expert.
In his opinion, except condemning the incident, the international community should all the time to emphasize how important the role of SMM OSCE in the Donbas.
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We will remind, on April 23, in the explosion of the car of the OSCE near Prishib village in the occupied territory of the Luhansk region killed one member of the mission, two more got wounds. The mission said that six patrol moved in two armoured vehicles when the explosion occurred.
People’s Deputy of Ukraine and member of the Board of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko said that the deceased was a citizen of great Britain Joseph stone. Agency Reuters citing the Austrian foreign Ministry reported that the victim worker, the OSCE was a U.S. citizen.
Also the explosion was shell-shocked citizen of Germany Willow Gmelin. She was taken to a hospital in Lugansk, where she was provided medical assistance.