Reports

This update is provided for media and general public. The SMM obtained very limited access to the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17, which came down on 17 July near Hrabove (79 km east of Donetsk). There…

18 July 2014 – The apparent deliberate downing of a Malaysian passenger plane over eastern Ukraine highlights the need for an urgent resumption of a ceasefire and a serious effort to end the ongoing crisis, the…

This update is provided for media and general public. The SMM is currently making its way to the crash site in the Donetsk region, where a civilian aircraft came down, leading to the deaths of 298 people…

Tensions remained in parts of Donbas. Other areas of Ukraine remained calm. Protesters in front of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Lviv demanded the release of a Ukrainian military pilot, who was abducted…

Strasbourg, 17/07/2014, “I am deeply concerned about the situation of internally displaced people in Ukraine. Many of the IDPs, who include women, children, and persons with disabilities, are traumatised by the hostilities and need special care.…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Positive outlook for 2014 cereal production Cereal exports in the 2013/14 marketing year (July/June) estimated at a record level Domestic cereal prices at record levels in June Positive outlook for 2014 cereal production Harvesting of winter cereals, mainly…

HIGHLIGHTS: Military activities intensifying in sub-urban and urban areas of Donetsk and Luhansk cities with further increase anticipated in humanitarian needs in the areas. Reports of displacement from Donetsk towards the west (Krasnoarmiis’k), south (Mariupol) and east (Russian…

KYIV 16 July 2014 This update is provided for media and general public. Tensions remained in parts of Donbas. The SMM began facilitating an exchange between the Ukrainian army and armed supporters of the so-called ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’…

KYIV 15 July 2014 This update is provided for media and general public. Tension remained in parts of Donbas. The situation was calm elsewhere across the country. In Kharkiv, on the night of 12-13 July, the monument of independence…

On 9 July 2014, the UNHCR Regional Representation for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine delivered jointly with Donetsk regional authorities humanitarian aid to displaced persons in the town of Krasnyi Lyman in Donetsk region. A stock of…