The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) reports a rise in the number of ceasefire violations in Donbas.

The OSCE SMM monitors have recorded 8,264 breaches against 5,976 over the past week, OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug told at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.

He also said that this amounted to over 1,000 violations daily on average spotted by the SMM.

Shelling attacks near the three areas of the disengagement of forces and equipment also continue, he said.