Ukraine: heavy fighting around Donetsk airport


The Ukrainian army claims to have launched a major offensive tale rebels postions in the Donetsk region. It is around the airport that are concentrated the heaviest fighting, and for several weeks. But in recent days, clashes were further intensified.


"We managed to take control of almost the entire area of ​​the airport, said Andrii Lysenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian army. Given the Minsk Agreement, this territory belongs to us. So in any case we violins that protocol. "


According to witnesses on the spot several times, the shells fell near the city center. It is not known if there are civilian casualties.


This conflict in Ukraine has already made more than 4,800 lives since its outbreak in the spring.


No diplomatic solution is in sight. The contact group peace negotiations not even manage to get together.






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