An OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) patrol of two armored vehicles was caught up in small arms crossfire directed at Ukrainian military vehicles at the Donetsk airport, according to a spot report published on the OSCE website on Tuesday.

The report says that no injuries to SMM personnel or damage to SMM vehicles were caused.

"On December 15, the SMM monitored the rotation of Ukrainian army personnel based at Donetsk International Airport. The SMM observed two green military trucks carrying 36 Ukrainian soldiers and a third military truck containing food, water and supplies... At approximately 16.50, the same three Ukrainian military vehicles were observed by the SMM, driving towards where the SMM had parked its vehicles, on the roadway south of the terminal building. As the three trucks… approached the position where the SMM patrol and the 'DPR' vehicles were located, the Ukrainian military vehicles came under automatic rifle fire from a westerly direction. The Ukrainian military vehicles continued to take fire as they passed the SMM patrol and 'DPR' vehicles," reads the statement.

"There were no injuries or damages sustained by the SMM, Ukrainian military personnel and 'DPR' members. The SMM patrol returned safely to base at 17.58," the OSCE added.