Il-76 transport plane destroyed at Luhansk airport, killing 40 paratroopers and nine crewPro-Russian rebels have shot down a military transport plane in Luhansk in the bloodiest single day of fighting in eastern Ukraine since the conflict began in April, setting back Kiev’s efforts to end the crisis and establish control of the region.The Ukrainian government had appeared to finally be making progress this week after new president Petro Poroshenko spoke with Russian president Vladimir Putin on Thursday and Kiev’s forces retook the port city of Mariupol on Friday. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
