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The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine has spotted the amassing of heavy weapons in occupied Donbas.

"In violation of withdrawal lines in non-government-controlled areas, on November 16, the SMM saw four MLRS (BM-21) near Novoamvrosiivske (56km east of Donetsk)," the OSCE SMM said in an update based on information received as of 19:30 local time on November 16, 2018.

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It is also reported that "beyond withdrawal lines but outside storage sites in non-government-controlled areas, on November 14, aerial imagery available to the SMM revealed the presence of 18 tanks (type undetermined) and three surface-to-air missile systems (type undetermined) in a training area near Buhaivka (37km south-west of Luhansk) and 11 tanks (type undetermined) in a training area near Shymshynivka (27km south-west of Luhansk). Aerial imagery available to the SMM also revealed the presence on November 14 of 29 tanks (type undetermined) in a training area near Kruhlyk (31km south-west of Luhansk), and 22 tanks, nine pieces of self-propelled artillery, 18 pieces of towed artillery in a training area near Myrne (28km south-west of Luhansk)."

"The same aerial imagery available to the SMM also revealed the presence of 76 armored combat vehicles (ACV) (type undetermined) in the above-mentioned training area near Buhaivka, 23 ACVs (type undetermined) in the above-mentioned training area near Shymshynivka and 79 ACVs (type undetermined) in the above-mentioned training area near Myrne," the update said.