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| Monitor killed in eastern Ukraine after mission car hits mine – OSCE chairman | |
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| A car belonging to the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) exploded after driving over a mine in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic in the country’s east. One of the monitors was killed, the organization’s chairman has confirmed. | |
| Sebastian Kurz tweeted his condolences after the incident. | Sebastian Kurz tweeted his condolences after the incident. |
| He also called for a thorough investigation, adding that “those responsible will be held accountable.” | He also called for a thorough investigation, adding that “those responsible will be held accountable.” |
| The mission tweeted that the car had been involved “in a serious security incident in the Luhansk region.” | The mission tweeted that the car had been involved “in a serious security incident in the Luhansk region.” |
| The OSCE car had strayed from its route, according to Sputnik news agency, citing the LPR press service. | The OSCE car had strayed from its route, according to Sputnik news agency, citing the LPR press service. |
| “We know that the mentioned crew deviated from the main route and moved along side roads, which is prohibited by the mandate of the OSCE SMM,” the press service reported, as cited by the news agency. | “We know that the mentioned crew deviated from the main route and moved along side roads, which is prohibited by the mandate of the OSCE SMM,” the press service reported, as cited by the news agency. |
| The explosion was initially reported by a local militia, which also said one person had been killed. The car reportedly drove over a mine near the village of Prishib. | |
| Both the Ukrainian military and anti-government forces were observing a ceasefire at the time of the incident, according to the Ukrainian representative of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC). | |
| “The Ukrainian side expresses condolences to the families of the victims,” the JCCC’s press service said in a statement on Facebook. | |
| The OSCE’s SMM to Ukraine was deployed in March of 2014 to observe and report on the situation in the east of the country and facilitate dialogue between all parties involved in the ongoing conflict there. |