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  1. “The Mission will continue to implement its mandate with impartiality and in close cooperation with all sides, in the context of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine. We stand ready to assist in the implementation of the Minsk agreements and thereby contribute to the restoration of peace.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  2. “We seek to be helpful to the population through our broad and robust presence on the ground. We work on the facilitation of localized ceasefires and infrastructure repairs across the contact line. Such efforts, combined with our engagement on human rights issues, gender and dialogue facilitation, will help to consolidate the basis on which the implementation of the political part of the Minsk agreements is built. Allow me to reiterate that developments around Marinka are worrying, suggesting that the military track has not been abandoned in favour of the political one. Those events underline the need to break the cycle of violence now before further escalation takes place. We urgently call on all sides to return to the negotiating table and make use of the negotiation framework set up in the context of the Trilateral Contact Group.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  3. “Compounding the difficult situation facing civilians is a permit system in operation all along the contact line. The delivery of humanitarian aid and medical supplies and normal commerce have been severely affected, resulting in a worsening of the living conditions of people living in the conflict zone. With access across the contact line, particularly in the Luhansk region, almost at a standstill, people-to-people contact has been hugely disrupted, resulting in divided communities and even families. The Mission will not lose sight of these aspects of the conflict and is working, as mandated, on related tasks throughout Ukraine. We continue to facilitate humanitarian assistance where possible and within the remit of our mandate. In doing so, we closely cooperate with the United Nations and its agencies.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  4. “Civilians continue to pay an unacceptable price. They are killed and wounded, as both sides continue to place military positions in and around civilian infrastructure. Their property and livelihoods have been destroyed. The Mission has also noted the temporary closure of Ukraine's biggest coke and chemical plant in Avdiivka due to targeted and sustained shelling. There is also a significant amount of landmines and unexploded ordnance in conflict-affected areas, which poses a major threat to the lives of civilians and to recovery efforts. Ongoing hostilities have had an impact on residential areas and basic services infrastructure, including gas pipelines and the water supply, which has severely limited access to safe drinking water for civilians. The latter is of particular concern with the summer months approaching.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  5. “The sides also maintain separate ceasefire violation logs, one by the Ukrainian armed forces and one by the Russian Federation armed forces representation to the joint centre, suggesting a persisting structural split in their work. If the sides would resolve to work jointly, the joint centre could play an important role in avoiding or stopping ceasefire violations towards a full implementation of the Minsk documents. The humanitarian situation in the conflict zone continues to be a matter of much concern. As reported by the Government of Ukraine, there are now at least 1.3 million internally displaced persons in Ukraine, which is symptomatic of how the conflict is affecting the civilian population in Donbas. The majority of those are elderly people, women and children, who are particularly exposed to the consequences ofthe conflict.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  6. “Initially, issues of format had a negative impact on the meetings of the working group. However, the most recent meeting, held on 2 June, proved to be constructive, and a material discussion on issues was achieved between the sides. Despite the fact that some issues remain open, that process of discussion and of mutual engagement regarding the situation on the ground must continue. A role in the peace process is also played by the joint centre for control and coordination. This structure consists of military representatives from Ukraine and the Russian Federation and operates inside the conflict zone. The Mission closely monitors the work of this structure and must report that the joint centre still does not operate jointly.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  7. “In that context, the process of implementation of these agreements falls within the remit of the Trilateral Contact Group, chaired by Ambassador Heidi Tagliavini, with whom we cooperate very closely. The Mission coordinates the working group on security of the Trilateral Contact Group, one of the working groups established under measure 13 of the Minsk package. That working group has, to date, held three meetings, the most recent of which was held on 2 June, just before the events around Marinka. The working group has the task of increasing security in the conflict zone. This now includes a plan to withdraw tanks and certain weapons with a calibre smaller than 100 millimetres and a plan to de-escalate the situation around one of the main hotspots, in the village of Shyrokyne, to the east of Mariupol.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  8. “Our assessment from the ground is that tension levels have increased and that ceasefire violations are becoming more frequent and more severe. In particular, the reintroduction of Grad rockets and other multiple-launch rocket systems is cause for added concern. Although negotiations are always necessary, these developments - and in particular the events in Marinka - serve as a stark reminder for all sides of the need to resolve their difference at the negotiation table. The Minsk agreements form an integrated whole and prescribe a ceasefire and a political process towards the normalization of the situation. They remain the only available framework for peace.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  9. “The Mission's unmanned aerial vehicles have beenjammed on a regular basis, causing interference in the control of those vehicles and their video feed. Our monitors have also faced threats and intimidation and have even been fired upon, all of which constitutes efforts to prevent the Mission from monitoring adherence to the Minsk package, in particular the provision relating to the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact line. Despite these obstacles - and mostly because of the bravery of dedicated and professional monitors on the ground - the Mission has been able to effectively monitor the situation on the ground. On the basis of extensive first-hand evidence of violations gathered by our 375 monitors on the ground in Donbas and our unarmed aerial vehicles in the sky, I can report with confidence on the situation there.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  10. “Marinka does not necessarily mean that this objective has changed, but perhaps the means have. Immediately following the signing of the Minsk package, the Mission witnessed the withdrawal of some heavy weapons from the contact line. It visited so-called heavy weapons holding areas where all sides stored such weapons. Over time, however, the Mission has increasingly noted irregularities. Weapons previously recorded are now often missing. In the meantime, the Mission has noted the movement and presence of heavy weapons - not to mention the obvious use of such weapons - in areas where they are prohibited by the Minsk arrangements. In many cases, the Mission has also been prevented from accessing heavy weapons holding areas. It has also been denied entry to specific areas, notably along the Russian-Ukrainian international border.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  11. “Significantly, the violence has also spread to the Luhansk region, with villages immediately north of Luhansk city - namely, Shchastia and Stanytsia Luhanska - and others further north-west along the contact line now witnessing regular shelling and small-arms fire engagements. The level ofviolence seen at Marinka in this context does not necessarily represent a further intensification of violence. The Mission has, after all, witnessed hundreds of shells fall in and around Donetsk airport, fired by both sides for many days. Marinka instead seems to represent a possible new development - a refocusing of weaponry and personnel. Before, violence was concentrated north and north-west of Donetsk city, with the economically and strategically important town of Avdiivka to the north the apparent focus.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  12. “However, throughout all this period, fighting has continued in some hot spots, such as in the surroundings of the destroyed airport of the city of Donetsk, and in the area of the city of Mariupol around the village of Shyrokyne. The OSCE Mission, during that period, continuously observed a pattern of heavy fighting in these two locations, with occasional flare-ups in other places. In the beginning of May, the security situation started to deteriorate further. Towns in the Donetsk region that had been quiet for months, such as Horlivka and Hranitne, saw increased violence, and again there were civilian casualties, mostly due to the indiscriminate use ofheavy weapons.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source

  13. “Mr. Hug: At the outset, I would like to thank you, Sir, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in Ukraine. On 27 February (see S/PV.7395), Ambassador Apakan gave the Council the most recent update on behalf of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine in the aftermath of the signing of the Minsk package of measures. Today, I am reporting a significant deterioration of the security situation in Ukraine. The violence witnessed in and around the town of Marinka, close to the line of contact, constitutes a new worrying development in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. After the signature of the Minsk package of measures, large parts of the conflict region had initially remained quiet for months. This was particularly true for the Luhansk region.”

    2015-06-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7457 (2015) · source