Representatives from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) are traveling to the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines plane in the Donetsk region, the SMM spokesperson told Interfax.

Thirty of our observers have travelled to the scene of the tragedy, the mission said.

The observers are due to arrive by Friday evening to conduct the monitoring on the site where the plane came down.

The SMM said that at the consultations of the trilateral contact group DPR representative reassured they will try to ensure the safety of the international observers.