DPR militants threaten to kill OSCE SMM monitors - Hug

"Last week we recorded several cases of open aggression towards members of our mission. Sometimes they were verbal in nature, and sometimes such threats were well organized and more aggressive," Hug said. Commenting on the obstruction of the OSCE SMM work by the Ukrainian military, Hug noted that "our work is largely obstructed on the DPR-controlled territory." "On the one hand they [militants] publically criticize us for not conducting patrols, but on the other hand, they do not allow us to actually reach these locations, by denying us access to these locations," Hug added.