In 2018, the SMM saw some 20 restrictions of its freedom of movement in the Kreminets area.
Monitors from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine have said armed men near the village of Kreminets on April 5 charged weapons in front of the OSCE SMM patrol and threatened monitors.
"At 12:14 on April 5, an SMM patrol consisting of six members and two armored vehicles was stationary, preparing for a scheduled flight of its mid-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) while positioned on road H15, 2km east of a checkpoint of the armed formations east of Kreminets (non-government controlled, 16km south-west of Donetsk)," the OSCE SMM said in a spot report.
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"At 12:30, a second vehicle (white car) approached the SMM on the H15 road from the west, with two armed men in camouflage clothing on board. One of them, the driver, was carrying an assault weapon (AK-variant). The two men emerged from their vehicle and spoke to the SMM in an aggressive manner. The SMM heard one of them say 'Get ready' (in Russian) to the other, who then charged his weapon, keeping his finger on the trigger and pointing the barrel of the gun at the ground."
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In 2018, the SMM has experienced approximately 20 restrictions of its freedom of movement in the Kreminets area.