OSCE monitoring equipment was turned off by separatists in Donetsk
The leader of the DPR, Alexander Zakharchenko, ordered the cameras to be disabled
According to a report by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission for the 20th of May, OSCE monitoring equipment was turned off in the Donetsk region.
"Armed DPR members stopped work on the SMM’s remote monitoring equipment at the Donetsk airport, … SMM found out that they had disconnected the power supply to the SMM equipment in Donetsk city, claiming they had an order to do so by Mr. Alexander Zakharchenko," the OSCE SMM reports.
It was also reported that separatists demanded to dismantle the OSCE equipment and threatened members of the OSCE SMM. "The armed members of the DPR have actually disabled SMM cameras in the Donetsk airport," the OSCE SMM added.
According to Korrespondent.net, on the 13th of May OSCE observers stated that they had received threats from members of the DPR.