112.ua: OSCE SMM’s Alexander Hug to visit Donbas on February 15 – 21

Published Feb. 13, 2018 at 9:31 am

Alexander Hug, the deputy head of the OSCE monitoring mission in Ukraine, speaks during his press-conference in Kiev on April 23, 2017.The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said Sunday one of its US monitors in Ukraine died after a patrol vehicle hit a landmine in the Russian-backed separatist east.It marked the first loss for the security body's Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) since Europe's only war broke out more than three years ago.

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The Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will be visiting eastern Ukraine on February 15 – 21. He will assess the security situation along the contact line and its impact on civilians, and engage with communities on the ground. This was reported on the OSCE website.

“During the visit, Hug will join OSCE monitors as they patrol locations along the contact line. Journalists are invited to join Hug on these patrols,” the message says.