Observers of the OSCE mission on the Russian-Ukrainian border during the period of their mandate is not recorded on the checkpoints " Gukovo " and " Donetsk " the movement of military equipment, said on the last working day of the week the head of mission Paul Picard.
according to him, during the term of office, which began operating at the end of July, Observers saw the planes, helicopters and UAVs, which flew along the border, RIA " Novosti." We emphasized their movement, but did not see that they flew to Ukraine. So they had not crossed the border. On our crossing of the OSCE did not see any movement of military equipment, " said Picard during the press conference. He noted that these data relate only to those points that are under their supervision - " Donetsk " and " Gukovo ". While the OSCE emphasizes the increase in the number of people in military uniform who cross the Russian-Ukrainian border. Thus, According to Picard, last week, the border was crossed by 540 people. On Wednesday, the OSCE permanent Council extended the mandate of the mission's observations at the Russian border " Donetsk " and " Gukovo " for a period of one month. on October 17, the government ordered to assist in the security of the OSCE observers at checkpoints across the state border of Russia and Ukraine ( Donetsk and " Gukovo " ) and in the border area in the Rostov region. Above the head of the state Duma Sergey Naryshkin expressed gratitude to the OSCE observers on the Russian-Ukrainian border for the message about the lack of Russian troops in Ukraine. Remember, 30 July work began observers of the OSCE mission in the Rostov region of the Russian checkpoints " Gukovo " and " Donetsk ".

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