One OSCE employee was released from Russian captivity, three more remain in custody. This was reported by the general secretary of the OSCE Helga Schmid.
Earlier, the head of the OSCE Zbignnev RAU and the Secretary General of Helg, Maria Schmid, announced to reduce the special monitoring mission in Ukraine in the near future. It is noted that this decision was a consequence of the lack of consensus with Russia to extend the mandate of the mission.