Such data was transferred by the press service of the OSCE. On December 18, at approximately 19:15, while on the patrol base of the mission, which is located on the northern outskirts of the government-controlled town of Popasnaya (69 kilometers west of Lugansk), observers observed five explosions 500-600 meters to the northeast, and three explosions that were rated as weapons shots at a distance of 1.5 km to the south-west. The staff of the mission, consisting of five observers, as well as one medical assistant and interpreter, hid in cover and reported on the shelling of APU.

As reported URA-Inform, in the ATU zone for the past day, killed two military.