School in Zaitsevo village controlled by the militants is occupied by armed members of the "DPR" - OSCE observers

School in Zaitsevo village controlled by the militants is occupied by armed members of the "DPR". This is stated in the report of the Special monitoring mission of the OSCE in Ukraine (OSCE SMM) as of December 9, - reports the press service of the OSCE SMM.

According to the report, in the part of Zaitsevo controlled by the "DPR" the SMM again visited the school, which is located about 1.5 km from the place where on December 4^th a woman died from gunshot wounds.

"The SMM noted the presence of armed members of the "DPR" in the school and evidence that they had accommodation there and stored there ammunition of various calibers, light weapons and small arms. The 1.5 m deep trench connects the school and the checkpoint of the "DPR" located nearby" - said the statement.

The school had no teachers and students. The observers did not see any textbooks, visual aids or any other evidence that the school is used for educational purposes. Residents told the SMM observers that this school didn’t work.