A man stands next to his car destroyed after shelling between Ukrainian army and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on January 18, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/ ALEKSANDER GAYUK)Kiev, Reuters—Ukrainian troops recaptured almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine they had lost to separatists in recent weeks, even as thousands gathered in Kiev for a state-sponsored peace march on Sunday.
The offensive brought fighting close to the big industrial city of Donetsk itself, center of a pro-Russian rebellion, while shelling intensified in other parts of the region, known as the the “Donbass.”
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Source: ASHARQ AL-AWSAT
