OSCE reports rise in truce violations at Donetsk sector

"In the Avdiyivka-Yasynuvata-Donetsk airport triangle, the number of ceasefire violations actually doubled in number, representing more than 70% of all ceasefire violations recorded in the region. There was a 10% increase in the level of violence on the western and northern outskirts of Horlivka," OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug told a briefing conference in Kyiv on Friday. "There, 10% of total ceasefire violations were recorded," he added. In his words, in contrast, areas around the villages of Shyrokyne and Kominternove saw a 50% decrease in the number of ceasefire violations, constituting 10% of the total recorded. "The largest decrease was recorded along the Svitlodarsk-Debaltseve road. There, the number of ceasefire violations recorded last week decreased by more than 90% compared to the previous week. The numbers recorded in the area were in fact the lowest since we opened a forward patrol base in Svitlodarsk in January," he said.