OSCE captures the movement of Ukrainian MRL at the contact line in the Donbass.
VIENNA, 6 February. / TASS /. Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine continues to fix the violations of the ceasefire in the Donbass.
This is stated in the published report of the observer mission on 5 February.
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"SMM OSCE recorded a higher incidence of violations" regime of silence "in the Donbass. Total recorded 1.2 kDa explosions, the bulk of which occurred in the area Yasinovataya - Avdiyivka - Donetsk airport" - said in a mission statement. Observers continued to study the effects of attacks in Avdeevka area and report numerous destructions in residential areas.
In violation of the agreement on the withdrawal of armaments in the area not controlled by the Ukrainian army, the CMM motion is detected two T-64, near the village Vasilevka. In the area controlled by the Ukrainian army spotted three sets of multiple launch rocket systems "Grad" near the village of Sukha Balka, as well as anti-aircraft missile system "Strela-10" near the village Lebedinskoye. Observers also reported on the partial restoration of electricity in Avdeevka.
The contact group on the settlement of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, February 1 to the end of the meeting in Minsk demanded a cease-fire in the Donbass, and to bring him into the Feb. 5 storage space all arms and military equipment across the line of contact.
Provocations Kiev
Russia's permanent representative to the OSCE, Alexander Lukashevich, the TV channel "Russia 24" said that the removal of equipment in the Donbass February 5 did not take place due to the provocative actions of Kiev. "It was, of course, about the situation after the decision of the contact group to February 5 to withdraw weapons Alas, nothing has been done because of the continuing provocative actions of Ukraine, which continue to pull together and firing technique.", - He said.
"The Armed Forces of Ukraine, definitely, provoked a new round of tension in the Donbass, as was stated in a special report of the mission on January 30," - said the permanent representative.
He also pointed out that the OSCE mission should not be a bystander. "We will seek from the OSCE Mission that it was not just an observer, and a mechanism that will force parties to work on the implementation of its obligations, - Lukashevich said -. Even if it is not spelled out in the mandate of the mission, but the logic of its operations should be It proceeds from the fact that it is necessary not only to observe and verify, but also to force the parties to fulfill their obligations. "
Lukashevich also said he did not think that the expansion of "Norman format" will accelerate the settlement in the Donbass. "The OSCE, the topic is, of course, is not discussed, because Norman format - it is still a high degree of interaction between the four states, - the diplomat said -. It is a very important tool in helping to solve problems Ukrainian settlement."
"With regard to the expansion of the Norman format, you do not think it is, this is my personal opinion, it is somehow speed up the settlement, - Lukashevich said -. Rather, the Ukrainian partners will be interested by western influence to strengthen its position and to try to reconstruct the entire logic of the political settlement. "
According to him, the format of the Norman was one of the driving forces of the settlement process.
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