Reports

On 4 September, an SMM patrol consisting of six people and two armoured vehicles was conducting an impact site assessment at Akhmatovoi Street in the north-eastern part of Pikuzy (formerly Kominternove, non-government-controlled, 23km north-east of Mariupol). Around…

In August, with Europeans on their summer vacations, there was a significant drop in the number of reported events in most countries in the region; this is similar to last year’s vacation period. The notable exception…

Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30, 1 September 2019. All times are in Eastern European Time. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, between the evenings of 30 and 31 August, the SMM recorded…

On 1 September, an SMM patrol consisting of five people and two armoured vehicles was conducting an impact site assessment on Akhmatovoi Street in the north-eastern part of Pikuzy (formerly Kominternove, non-government-controlled, 23km north-east of Mariupol).…

This report is for the media and the general public. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded more ceasefire violations in both Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The SMM saw that the former forward positions of the…

In Ukraine, refugees and internally displaced persons name administrative and bureaucratic obstacles, access to housing and employment as key issues UNHCR presented a report based on the Participatory Assessment 2019 Kyiv, Ukraine – On the World Humanitarian Day,…

The ‘contact line’, that divides Donbas in half, has significantly disrupted people’s lives and mobility in the past six years. Caused by the last armed conflict raging in Europe, this 450km long artificial separation impacted infrastructure…

INTRODUCTION Democratic Governance East Activity (DG East) is a five-year programme supported by USAID and implemented by Chemonics that aims to strengthen the connection and trust between citizens and their government in eastern Ukraine by promoting good…

This report is for the media and the general public. Summary Compared with the previous reporting period, the SMM recorded a similar number of ceasefire violations in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The Mission saw a fresh crater and unexploded…

Last week, a leading member of Rouvikonas — Greece’s major anarchist group, responsible for dozens of violent incidents in Athens — was detained. In Russia, protests over the exclusion of opposition candidates from the Moscow city…