Informes

Internally displaced persons from Luhansk continued to inform the SMM about troubling humanitarian conditions in the city. The SMM visited a Ukrainian Border Guard encampment, one kilometre from the Russian border, and saw evidence that it…

In eastern Ukraine, the battle lines have been shifting for months, after pro-Russian separatists asserted effective control over several key towns across the region. In a bid to assert its control, the Ukrainian forces have been fighting…

SUMMARY The SMM observed damage to two high-rise buildings and a hospital, indicating that they had recently been shelled. One man was killed and one injured in the vicinity of the hospital. DETAIL At 09:36hrs, the SMM in city-centre…

The SMM together with Dutch, Malaysian and Australian teams of experts went to the village of Rozsypne to encourage inhabitants to hand over any remaining personal belongings. In Donetsk the SMM observed areas affected by alleged…

The SMM accompanied investigators who accessed the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. Ukrainian soldiers/border guards crossed into the Russian Federation after coming under attack from militants and having run out of supplies, and later,…

SUMMARY KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russian Federation, 6 August 2014 - This report details the arrival of the Observer Mission (OM) in the Russian Federation and the installation of the Mission in Kamensk-Shakhtinskiy. Also noted is the start of observation…

Delivered by John Ging, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Mr. President, Thank you for the opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine on behalf of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief…

This update is provided for media and general public. The SMM facilitated access to the Malaysia Airline Flight MH17 wreckage site for Dutch, Malaysian and Australian experts who are investigating the crash. The SMM observed damage caused…

Summary of findings KEY UPDATES SINCE 30 MAY 2014: The number of IDPs has dramatically increased since the beginning of June 2014, displacement intensified from Luhansk and Donetsk regions from 2,649 on 6 June to 86,600 on 15 July Donetsk…

HIGHLIGHTS The number of IDPs across Ukraine reached now almost 118,000 persons. IDPs from eastern Ukraine now make up 87% of the total displaced people, while those from Crimea account for the rest. In the Russian Federation almost 60,000…