Shyrokyne shelled from tanks from militant-control area – OSCE SMM report

11:57, 14.03.2015 1 min read

OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine reported tank shelling of Shyrokyne (near Mariupol) on Thursday from a north-easterly direction.

"The SMM heard 15 tank shells fired from a north-easterly direction towards the south-east, the direction of Shyrokyne. The outgoing and incoming fire continued until 13:00," reads the OSCE SMM report based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time) on March 12, 2015 and published on March 13.

The SMM observed two tanks (T-64), located approximately 600 meters north-east of its position and saw these tanks firing more than 20 rounds into the direction of Shyrokyne.

At 07:15, the SMM heard in Berdianske (18 km east of Mariupol) an exchange of small arms fire, originating mostly from easterly and westerly directions, at the south of SMM’s position.

"It soon became an intensive exchange of fire (both outgoing and incoming), involving mortar, tank, anti-aircraft and heavy machine gun fire. The SMM heard mortar shells, calibres ranging from 120 mm to 82 mm, being fired from a westerly towards an easterly and north-easterly direction," reads the report.