OSCE: more people in military uniform cross Russian-Ukrainian border

On November 12, the OSCE Observation Mission produced a weekly report on the situation at the border checkpoints "Gukovo" and "Donetsk" in the Rostov area of the Russian-Ukrainian border. OSCE observers record the increase in the number of border crossings in both directions by people in military uniform. The UN believes that the lack of effective border control prevents the establishment of peace in Donbas.

During the recent week, the OSCE observers have noticed 665 men and women in military uniform crossing the border; and, according to the OSCE Observation Mission, it becomes a record number for the time of observation. According to the OSCE report, those people crossed the border alone or in very small groups; however, recently, they were crossing the border in larger groups.

So, according to the OSCE report, on November 7, the OSCE mission observed a group of 24 persons in camouflage, who crossed the border from Russia to Ukraine at the checkpoint "Donetsk" by minibus.

However, for the first time since late August, the number of people crossing the border to Russia has exceeded the number of people crossing the border in the direction of Ukraine. According to the OSCE report, like in previous weeks, the OSCE mission has recorded the transfer to Russia of wounded and sick people from Ukraine.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.