OSCE's Hug visiting eastern Ukraine on June 5-9

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The Principal Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Alexander Hug, will travel to eastern Ukraine from June 5 to June 9 to assess the security situation along the contact line and its impact on civilians.

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"He will also encourage all concerned to work towards normalization of the situation, in particular through meetings with senior government officials, senior members of the armed formations and other relevant interlocutors," the OSCE said on its website.

He will also join OSCE monitors as they patrol locations along the contact line.