The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has reported that their monitors are prevented the access to Novoazovsk, Donetsk region, which is currently under control of militants.

"Minsk violation: #OSCE monitors are prevented access 2 Novoazovsk again. 2 SMM patrols stopped @ CP. Other civilian traffic moves freely," the OSCE SMM reported on Twitter on Saturday.

Later in the SMM, the OSCE reported that they have been staying at the check-point in Novoazovsk for over an hour. "SMM patrols see there traffic of many military vehicles," the message said.

They noted that the JCCC does not eliminate the violation. "The senior member of the so-called" intelligence of the DNR "quotes" orders "to deny access to the SMM # OSCE," observers said.