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Pro-Russian Rebels Claim To Control Donetsk Airport After Days Of Intense Fighting


DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Monday that they have seized control of the Donetsk airport after days of intense fighting. Ukrainian officials have not confirmed a retreat.”All attempts of Ukrainian army to take the airport and to get revenge for the defeat of the last year… have failed,” rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said at a press conference early Monday in Donetsk.He accused Ukraine of using rocket and artillery fire with an intensity that rebel forces had “never experienced it before.”The separatist stronghold was shaken by heavy outgoing and incoming artillery fire over the weekend as …read more

Source: The Huffington Post

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