The activities of the OSCE in Donetsk and Lugansk regions paralyzed
The safety hazard authorized Special observation mission of the OSCE in Donetsk and Lugansk regions on Thursday paralyzed their work, informs on the last working day of the week the OSCE.
in abbreviated version of the report of the mission as of 18: 00 Kyiv time (19: 00 GMT) on Thursday published the headquarters of the OSCE on the last working day of the week, it was reported that the mission was not able to perform their duties in these regions.
" The situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts remained unstable. Because of limitations due to security Special observation mission was not able to perform their duties and carry out the monitoring of the situation in these regions ", - is informed in the report.
3 group of OSCE observers were caught by armed men during the current week. Two of them are still reported missing. On the first day of the week the group of 4 international observers was arrested East of Donetsk. On Thursday a group of 4 international observers and a Ukrainian worker was detained in Severodonetsk North of Lugansk. Sent conflicting messages about their location. The OSCE refused to Supplement, is whether the organization in connection with these groups. On Wednesday, a group of eleven people were arrested West of Donetsk and released after 7 hours.
Russia's envoy to the OSCE Andrei Kelin said Last news yesterday that the OSCE discuss the future of the Special observation mission, which was in a state of particular risk in Eastern regions of Ukraine. Russia advocates that, albeit in a smaller part, observers remained at key points in the region and continued to monitor the situation.