KIEV, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said on Monday it would continue the mission in Ukraine despite one employee was killed in a landmine explosion in eastern Ukraine.
"In spite of this tragedy, we remain committed to fulfilling our mandate and contributing to bring peace to the people of Ukraine," Ertugrul Apakan, a chief monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, was quoted as saying by the OSCE press service.
An OSCE paramedic was killed and two more patrol members were injured on Sunday when a vehicle of the OSCE SMM hit a landmine on a rural road in the area controlled by pro-independence insurgents.
While commenting on the accident, Apakan emphasized that all responsible for placing mines should be brought to justice.
The OSCE sent its special observer mission to Ukraine in March 2014 under a request from the Ukrainian government. Currently around 700 OSCE observers are deployed in Ukraine.
