The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is to roughly double the size of its observer mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine to up to 1,000 personnel, a spokeswoman for the security body told AFP Thursday.
"The decision was adopted today (by OSCE member states). The mission can now have a size of up to 1,000 according to the circumstances. The mandate was also extended to March 31, 2016," spokeswoman Mersiha Podzic said.