Head of OSCE Mission in Ukraine to visit Donbas region
The Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, is scheduled to visit the Donbas region from March 16th to 20th to assess the security situation, Interfax reports.
"From the 16th to the 20th of March, Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will visit eastern Ukraine to assess the security situation as well as to call upon all parties concerned to contribute to peace and normalization in Ukraine,” a representative of the OSCE’s press service stated.
Hug is schedule to visit the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, where he will meet with representatives of the Joint Center for Control and Coordinators and other representatives.
The OSCE has noted a sharp increase in ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine over the last several months.