This was stated on 7 July in the OSCE report published on its website.

According to the OSCE, this mainly occurs in Donetsk BCP but these groups have also been observed in Gukovo BCP.

This week, OSCE have observed a total of six such groups (five in Donetsk BCP and one in Gukovo BCP). During the reporting period, OSCE observed a total of 39 persons in military-style clothing crossed the border at the Gukovo BCP, 20 of who left for Ukraine while 19 entered the Russian Federation. 110 persons entered the Russian Federation while 97 left for Ukraine.

It is also stated that OSCE reported a significant increase in number of trains as compared with the previous weeks. For this reporting period 23 occurrences heard: 11 trains going to the Russian Federation and 12 trains going to Ukraine.

Visual observation was not possible because of the line of trees in between the train tracks and the BCP.

In addition, an increase in training exercises led by the Russian Border Guard Service was noticed.