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Tusk: Decision: EU unanimously prolongs economic sanctions against Russia given zero progress in implementation of Minsk agreements.

Ukrainian soldier was killed by Russian sniper today at Donbas

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims Ukrainian army prepares an offensive at Mariupol axis

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 7 times.

OSCE SMM Report 11 Dec: two military trucks with multiple masts, each with several antenna arrays, and a generator unit as well as a trailer assessed as electronic warfare equipment near Lozivskyi

LNR group summons 500 reservists starting 17 December

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 11 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers wounded

Clashes near Avdiyivka

At "Emergency speech" commander of DNR group Pushilin today again repeating Basurin disinformation

Ukrainian Border Guards: Russian militants shelled Maryinka checkpoints, southwest of Donetsk

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 12 times.

Clashes continues near Avdiyvika. Artillery is active

Clashes reported South-East to Avdiyivka in "Promka"

OSCE SMM Report 09 Dec: On 8 December, while the SMM was following up on reports of a woman injured by shelling, medical staff at a hospital in Horlivka (non-government-controlled, 39km north-east of Donetsk) told the SMM that it could not provide information without the permission of those in effective control in Horlivka.

OSCE SMM deployed about 160 patrols to facilitate and monitor adherence to ceasefire in Zolote-2/Karbonit area between 01/2017 and 08/2018, allowing for repair and maintenance to a pipeline supplying water to govt-ctrl areas of Luhansk region.

Basurin of DNR "with urgent address" says that on 14 December there will be "a chemical provocation at Mariupol Illiycha plant with UAV to detonate warehouse with ammonia" to launch an offensive

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 14 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded.

The European Union has introduced new sanctions because of the sham elections at the Donbass

Western Horlivka: clashes reported near Toretsk

Clashes reported in North-Western Donetsk: Mineralne, Donetsk airport, South-East to Avdiyivka

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 13 times. 1 soldier was wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 13 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was killed, another wounded

Basurin of DNR again (on 7 November) claims that UK and Ukraine prepares "chemical provocation", but allies have disagreements on process "like White Helmets in Syria or not"

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 6 times.

LNR group claims they have shot down "Ukrainian combat UAV" near Luhansk

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 15 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded

Russian forces redeploying additional forces to Maryinka area

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 24 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was killed, 3 wounded

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 14 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded

OSCE SMM Report 02 Dec: On 2 December, at a checkpoint at the northern entrance to Novoazovsk (non-government-controlled, 40km east of Mariupol), four members of the armed formations (three of them armed) again prevented the SMM from traveling south, citing “orders from their superiors”.