First OSCE staff member killed in rebel east Ukraine

Kiev (AFP) – The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said Sunday one of its staff was killed after an observer mission patrol vehicle hit a landmine in the Russian-backed separatist east.
It marked the first loss for the security body’s Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) in Ukraine since Europe’s only war began more than three years ago.
The announcement saw Kiev and the insurgents quickly trade blame over who was at fault for one of the most diplomatically sensi