Ceasefire in Donbas not violated - Joint Center for Ceasefire Control and Coordination
KYIV. Oct 2 (Interfax) - The Joint Center for Ceasefire Control and Coordination has not reported as of 3.00 p.m. on October 2 any breaches of the ceasefire regime along the dividing line in the conflict area in southeast Ukraine.
Head of the Ukrainian part of the joint center Maj. Gen. Boris Kremenetsky notified the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) about this, press officer of the Ukrainian part of the Joint Center for Ceasefire Control and Coordination Ruslan Semesyuk said.
"The observation of the ceasefire by the parties is a compulsory condition for the further implementation of the Minsk agreements and the fulfillment of the scope of measures for the pullback of tanks, as well as artillery systems under 100mm in caliber and mortars under 120mm in caliber, inclusively, " he said.
Meanwhile, the head of the Ukrainian part of the joint center said that more than 40 cases of obstructing the work of the OSCE SMM by the militia were reported in September; threats were also voiced to observers.
With this in view, Kremenetsky said cases of the hampering of activity and the denial of access to OSCE SMM international monitors are impermissible and expressed hope for the unconditional resolution of the issues for their elimination.