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The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine continues to observe the concentration of heavy weapons in the occupied territories of Donbas in the east of Ukraine.
"The SMM unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) spotted a concentration of heavy weapons in "DPR"-controlled areas. It observed 22 main battle tanks (MBTs) in the area of Sontseve (59km north-east of Mariupol), three MBTs in the area of Michurine (56km north-east of Mariupol), two self-propelled howitzers (122mm 2S1 Gvozdika) in the area north of Starolaspa (60km north-east of Mariupol) and two MBTs and other military equipment in the area of Komsomolske (73km north-east of Mariupol)," the OSCE SMM said in its October 6 update based on information received as of October 5, 2015.
In violation of the respective withdrawal lines, the SMM also observed one stationary MBT (T-64) and one stationary infantry fighting vehicle (BMP-2) equipped with one anti-tank guided missile (120mm 9K111 Fagot) respectively in different locations in the area of government-controlled Novotoshkivske (53km north-west of Luhansk) – near the line of contact.
The SMM also recorded the presence and movement of weapons and military equipment beyond the respective withdrawal lines. In "LPR"-controlled areas, the SMM observed 12 stationary self-propelled howitzers (122mm 2S1 Gvozdika) in the area of Vrubivskyi (22km south-west of Luhansk), seven towed howitzers (152mm 2A65 Msta-B) at a training ground near Uspenka (23km south-west of Luhansk), three MBTs (T-72) in the area of Myrne (28km south-west of Luhansk), and 23 MBTs (T-64) at a training ground in Kruhlyk (31km south-west of Luhansk).