Representatives of the OSCE Monitoring Mission in DonetskDONETSK, 9 Apr. Activities of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission in the territory The Donetsk People's Republic is recognized as unlawful, according to the order of the State Defense Committee of the DPR. Earlier, the head of the DPR Foreign Ministry, Natalia Nikonorova, said that a draft decision had been prepared to terminate the activities of the OSCE SMM on the territory of the republic.
Zelensky spoke about «the only way out for Ukraine»»Decree of the State Defense Committee of the DPR No. 5 of April 9, 2022 recognizes the activities of the OSCE SMM in the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic as unlawful, and the stay of its representatives is undesirable, with the exception of persons involved in the implementation of activities in accordance with this Order,» the committee said. It is noted that all The OSCE SMM must leave the territory of the DPR no later than April 30 in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
