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During four and a half years of war, the OSCE has not yet received clear evidence of the presence of the Russian army in the LPR and DPR. Ex-Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug stated this on the air of NewsOne, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “So are there Russian troops in Donbass or not?” the TV channel host asked the studio guest point-blank. "In recent years…
The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission was unable to find direct evidence of the presence of Russian troops in Donbass. First Deputy OSCE SMM Alexander Hug stated this in an interview with the American magazine Foreign Policy, answering the question of what is the official position of the organization on Russia’s participation in the conflict in Donbass. “If the question is what was seen on the ground, then we did not see direct evidence. But we...
The OSCE special monitoring mission discovered a camouflaged howitzer at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village of Dyleevka, Konstantinovsky district, Donetsk region. First Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug stated this during a regular briefing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This is a howitzer recorded in government-controlled (Ukrainian – editor’s note) Dyleyevka in violation of the agreed withdrawal lines. Almost three thousand other similar...
All the warring parties in Donbass want is to see information in OSCE reports about who is guilty of provocations. First Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander stated this during a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This year we have confirmed 183 civilian casualties - 34 dead and 149 injured. For that…
The security situation in Donbass can be stabilized as soon as possible if there is political will. This was stated in an interview with Kommersant by the deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, who is leaving his post on October 31. “You, like me, understand perfectly well that this conflict can be stopped very quickly. We have repeatedly witnessed how...
The level of tension in Donbass is getting worse and worse every week. First Deputy Head of the OSCE in Ukraine Alexander Hug said this during a briefing, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "Good afternoon! A terrible event happened, although somewhat later than we expected. Last week, the OSCE SMM noted an increase in the number of ceasefire violations by 63%.…
More than 160 people have become victims of the conflict in Donbass since the beginning of 2018, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was stated by the first deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine, Alexander Hug. “In the month of July alone, we confirmed information about seven victims. This year the total number of victims is more than 160 people - both wounded and...
The Ukrainian military continues to violate the Minsk agreements by placing heavy weapons and mines in the Kyiv-controlled territories of Donbass. Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug spoke about this at a press conference, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “An SMM long-range UAV spotted five self-propelled howitzers, two of which you can see in this image near government-controlled Vyskriva (Luhansk region – editor’s note)...
Over the past week, the number of ceasefire violations in Donbass has increased by 70 percent. This was stated in an interview with Kommersant by the first deputy head of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, according to whom the ceasefire is being violated on both sides of the contact line. “As for cases of ceasefire violations, their number over the past...
The visit of the First Deputy Chairman of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine Alexander Hug to Lugansk, which was supposed to take place on June 8, was cancelled, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The press service of the OSCE SMM reported this. “Alexander Hug’s visit to Lugansk has been cancelled,” the message says. The reasons for canceling the visit are still unknown. Let us remind you that it was planned that on Friday, June 8, the first...
The Ukrainian Armed Forces, contrary to all agreements, are accumulating equipment along the contact line. OSCE Deputy Head Alexander Hug said this during a briefing in Donetsk, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I would like to note that in two of the three areas for the disengagement of forces and means, instead of disengagement, we see, in fact, a clash. We saw anti-tank mines on both sides of the contact line, which runs exactly...
The OSCE is confident that the escalation of the conflict in Donbass is directly related to the increasing number of cases of mission employees not being allowed into facilities. OSCE Deputy Head Alexander Hug said this during a briefing in Donetsk, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. During the briefing, Hug was asked whether he believed that the level of danger for the work of the OSCE SMM in Donbass had increased.…
The OSCE SMM is ready to assist in the search for the remains of victims of the Malaysian Boeing crash in the Donbass. Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug stated this during an emergency briefing in Donetsk, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. During the briefing, independent American journalist Patrick Lancaster asked Alexander Hug a question about whether the OSCE SMM will take part in the new...
The OSCE SMM does not have the right to conduct investigations into the fact of shelling; they can only record it and provide details. Deputy Head of the OSCE SMM Alexander Hug stated this during an emergency briefing in Donetsk, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. In response to a question posed by independent journalist Patrick Lancaster, is the OSCE SMM going to somehow respond to the fact that...
