Reports

Forces Should Respect Special Protection Requirements (Berlin) – Insurgent forces in eastern Ukraine have threatened medical staff, stolen and destroyed medical equipment and hospital furniture, and compromised the ability of civilian patients to receive treatment, Human Rights…

Shelling incident at the Gukovo border crossing point SUMMARY Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, 3 August 2014 Fighting between Ukrainian troops and militants resumed around Gukovo Border Crossing Point (BCP). Two shells fell in the BCP compound one of which provoked light building…

The SMM – accompanied by Dutch and Australian investigators – accessed the wreckage site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. Despite instances of shelling in the general area, the investigators retrieved the personal belongings of victims and…

Highlights An estimated 3.9 million people are living in areas directly affected by violence. A mixed picture of displacement exists with a significant increase of people fleeing the violence around Donetsk and Luhansk and substantial numbers of returns. Incessant…

The SMM accessed the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, together with an investigative team of Australian and Dutch experts – the first occasion since Friday 25 July on which a full visit had been…

No changes at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 17 near Hrabove were observed by the SMM. Shelling on the outskirts of Donetsk persisted. Entrepreneurs from Kharkiv reported to the SMM on the negative…

This update is provided for media and general public. As of 30 July, the SMM support group dealing with MH17 was unable to access the crash-site for the fourth day in succession owing to fighting and security…

The SMM visited Severodonetsk in the Luhansk region, which was retaken by the Ukrainian army. The situation in Donetsk deteriorated. The SMM visited three areas of Donetsk city after an explosion and assessed the damage. The SMM…

Today, another 380 Ukrainian citizens forced to leave their country will be transported to various regions of the Russian Federation by Russian Emergencies Ministry’s aircraft. Three IL-76s of the Russian Emergencies Ministry will depart from Rostov Region…

This report is provided for media and general public. The SMM visited Rubizhne and Shchastia – towns in the Luhansk region, which had been retaken in recent weeks by the Ukrainian army. The situation in both locations…