Donbas terrorist leaders do not let OSCE see areas with militant bases

Donbas militants impede OSCE monitors' work / Screenshot from youtube.com

"The command of the so-called '7th separate motorized rifle brigade' (Debaltseve) has banned the OSCE international monitors' access to the areas where [militant] fortified bases are located," Lysenko said on Sunday.

The militants continue hampering international monitors' work, which is a gross violation of the Minsk peace agreements, he said.

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