OSCE: situation around Donetsk airport and Shirokino 24 may have deteriorated

The situation around the Donetsk airport and the village of Shirokino (about fifteen kilometers East of Mariupol) on Sunday worsened, informs on the first day of the week Special monitoring mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine.

According to the report SMM as of Sunday evening, published by the OSCE on the first day of the week, yesterday, from the vantage point of the Joint center for coordination and control (SCCC) SMM has recorded more than 200 explosions in the area of Donetsk airport. Explosions "match inbound and outbound fire heavy weapons," according to the report.

As highlighted in the report, the day before there were documented only about 40 explosions. Also spotted a fire at a coke plant in the plant under the control of the Ukrainian government.

near the village of Shirokino, where before it was "against calmly," on Sunday Also resumed fire from both sides of large caliber mortar.

Russian Colonel-General, representing the Russian Federation at SCCC, said at the meeting, all parties to the conflict With the participation envoy the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Sunday in Soledar that yesterday his car came under fire from an AK-47." All passengers left the place without damage, but the car was severely damaged and was abandoned in place, " the report said.

Major General of the armed forces of Ukraine told the SMM that after the shelling of the Town from the self-proclaimed DND he gave orders to the officers, representing Ukraine in the SCCC office in the town, leaving the town and relocate to a place that will be determined later, according to the report.

The Russian side at SCCC is General Alexander Lentsov, Ukrainian - General Andrei Taran.

When you visit the five stockpiles of heavy weapons from the APU only in the 1st of them All of the weapons were in place. In the 1st of the places was absent four jet systems of volley fire, which, on assurances of the commander, were repaired or used for training.

on another point, nine anti-tank guns MT were, According to the commander, transferred to another place, and in 3rd place, four anti-tank guns MT was absent. The fourth paragraph of number 2 self-propelled howitzers did not match registered before, the report said.


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