OSCE SMM opens two Forward Patrol Bases in Donbas

13:38, 14.01.2016 1 min read

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has launched two Forward Patrol Bases in two cities of the Donetsk region.

"The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine today opens two new Forward Patrol Bases in the Donetsk region – in Krasnoarmiysk and Svitlodarsk, enabling monitors to be based and accommodated closer to the contact line in these areas," the OSCE SMM wrote on Facebook.

"The new SMM Forward Patrol Bases will enhance our monitoring by enabling us to follow up on reports about incidents faster," said the OSCE SMM Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug.

"Moreover, this will once again encourage the signatories of the Minsk agreements to adhere to their commitments," he added.