Reports

New UN report on Ukraine details breakdown in law and order in the east and worrying trends in Crimea GENEVA (18 June 2014) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday issued…

This update is provided for media and general public The situation across the country was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained. There was no substantive change to the security situation in Donetsk city, which -…

VIENNA, 17 June 2014 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said she was deeply saddened by the death of Russian journalist Igor Kornelyuk in eastern Ukraine. Mijatović expressed her sincere condolences…

KYIV 16 June 2014 This update is provided for media and general public The situation across the country was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained. On 14 June a Ukrainian military transport aircraft was shot down…

KYIV 16 June 2014 Fighting near Semyonovka (five kilometres southeast of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region) has caused damage to the Donetsk city water supply, with potentially serious consequences for its one million inhabitants and three million…

KYIV 14 June 2014 This update is provided for media and general public The situation in Ukraine was calm, except parts of Donbas where serious tensions remain. The SMM spoke to the opponents of unitary Ukraine, held in…

KYIV 13 June 2014 This update is provided for media and general public The situation in Ukraine was calm, except parts of Donbas where serious tensions continue. The SMM has not reestablished communication with the four monitors from…

VIENNA, 13 June 2014 – OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier travelled to the Russian Federation on an official visit upon the invitation of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 11-12 June 2014. On 11 June, he met…

KYIV 12 June 2014 This update is provided for the media and the public The situation in Ukraine was calm, except parts of Donbas where tensions remained with no substantial changes compared to the previous days. The SMM…

Highlights: Credible reports on two children of 6 and 12 years old killed in Slavyansk, epicenter of the violent armed conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Hundreds of children in residential institutions in the conflict areas being relocated, many are…