OSCE observers, who left Wednesday in the town of Soledar, Donetsk region with the intention to continue to get in Debaltsevo, until not contacted due to the lack of mobile coverage, said Last news press Secretary Special monitoring of the OSCE mission (SMM OSCE) Michael Bociurkiw.
"They're still in the way. We have Until now not received updated information because They are outside the coverage area of mobile communications. We don't know where They currently are. Waiting for new information, " he said by telephone the Department head.
first it was claimed that in the area of Debaltsevo destroyed the transmitters of mobile communication.
Bociurkiw confirmed that Observers in the morning went to Soledar with the intent to hold dialogue on access to Debaltsevo and continue there.
Until today declared with fifteen February ceasefire in the Donbass, according to the statements of the parties to the conflict and observers, were observed throughout the contact line, with the exception of Debaltsevo. This city, according to the examination results of the militia, the so-called "boiler" there were about 3 thousand Ukrainian security forces in Kiev denied environment. All the last days in the area Debaltsevo, one of the largest transport hubs in the Ukraine, there were clashes security forces and militia. On Wednesday, February 18, head of the administration of the self-proclaimed leader DND Maxim Leshchenko told reporters that the Ukrainian Military in Debaltsevo have begun to surrender their weapons. Later, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the APU withdrawn their troops from Debaltsevo, with all weapons and military equipment.
OSCE observers could not go in Debaltsevo Tuesday, despite repeated attempts to come to a consensus with the opposing sides. Released in the night of Wednesday statement, the head of SMM Ambassador ertu?rul Apakan tried to convince parties to immediately stop the fire in the area of Debaltsevo and provide access to Debaltsevo Observers.
in Soledar from Debaltsevo in January was taken to a safe place total the center for coordination and control (SCCC), made of officers of the General staff of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. There are meetings with the designated self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk republics, as well as the General staff of Ukraine, as well as among them on video. In circulation Apakan said that Tuesday in SCCC passed four rounds of negotiations on video in order to achieve a ceasefire and travel observers in Debaltsevo, but while unsuccessfully.