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OSCE report: Situation in eastern Ukraine worsening

Cease-fire violations occurred on both sides of the conflict, with 32 violations recorded by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 37 by pro-Russian militants in the area.

By JC Finley
Ukrainian national guard personnel is seen at the training military base near Kiev on Sept. 30, 2014. UPI/Ivan Vakolenko
Ukrainian national guard personnel is seen at the training military base near Kiev on Sept. 30, 2014. UPI/Ivan Vakolenko | License Photo

KIEV, Ukraine, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe reported on Tuesday that the security situation in eastern Ukraine was worsening.

According to an OSCE press release "the situation in 'Donetsk People's Republic'-controlled areas had deteriorated considerably in the past 24 hours, with 69 ceasefire violations reported."

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Cease-fire violations occurred on both sides of the conflict, with 32 violations recorded by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 37 by pro-Russian militants in the area.

Most of the attacks targeted areas near the Donetsk airport as well as in and around Pisky village.

Senior representatives from both Ukraine and Russia's armed forces were in agreement about the situation, the OSCE noted.

Eastern Ukraine has been embroiled in conflict for nearly a year following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea Peninsula. Despite all parties signing the Minsk Protocol in September 2014 to de-escalate the crisis through the institution of an immediate cease-fire and the withdrawal of illegal armed groups, fighting continues.

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