Amid intense fighting between Ukrainian troops and separatist rebels, the international airport in Donetsk has become a kind of post-apocalyptic microcosm of the shadow war playing out in eastern Ukraine. And on Friday, rebels claimed that they had finally seized control of the once-gleaming airport and defeated a band of Ukrainian troops who have become known as “cyborgs” for their freakish ability to stay alive.
Rebels have in the past claimed control of the airport, and it is possible their latest boast will also turn out to be a piece of false separatist propaganda. Video footage from the airport shows fighting …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
