OSCE SMM continues to observe ceasefire violations at, around Donetsk airport

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) has continued to observe ceasefire violations at and around Donetsk airport, however the mission said that the situation in Luhansk region is quiet.

"Positioned at the 'Donetsk People's Republic' ('DPR')-controlled Donetsk railway station (8km north-west of Donetsk) between 08:40 and 12:30hrs, the SMM heard the sound of 26 mortar rounds – three incoming, four outgoing and 19 undetermined – at a distance of 3-6km to the north, north-north-east, north-east, and south-east. At the same location between 17:12 and 18:30, the SMM heard and in some cases also saw 78 incoming mortar or artillery rounds at distances of between 3-8km to the north, north-north-west, north-west and west; and, 62 outgoing mortar or artillery rounds at distances of between 3-5km to the north-west, west and south-west," reads the latest report dated July 7 at 19:30.

According to the report the mission, which was positioned 3.5km west-south-west of Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol), heard a main battle tank (MBT), 3-4km to the north-east, firing 11 rounds.

Later at the same location, the SMM heard the sound of two outgoing 120mm mortar rounds emanating from a location 2-3km to the north-east. The SMM assessed that the target area was to the east.

However, according to the report, the SMM did not observe any ceasefire violations in Luhansk region during the reporting period but several interlocutors claimed to have heard late-night/early-morning shelling in a number of locations along the contact line.