DPR accuses Ukrainian military of disrupting OSCE inspection at Donetsk filtration station

DONETSK. March 3 (Interfax) - An inspection at the Donetsk filtration station was disrupted by Ukraine, which shot down a drone belonging to observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM), a spokesperson for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said.

"The Ukrainian Armed Forces opened fire on our territory at 9:45 a.m. An OSCE SMM drone was shot down near the Donetsk filtration station by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' fire. Via this provocation, the Ukrainian side intentionally disrupted an OSCE inspection of the Donetsk filtration station," a DPR Defense Ministry spokesman told reporters.