Turchynov: Ukrainian troops recaptured the Donetsk airport, the rebels were destroyed, the border breakthrough was foiled
Kyiv, May 27 (Navigator, Mikhail Ryabov) - Ukrainian troops, during a military operation, recaptured the Donetsk airport from supporters of the Donetsk Republic, all the rebels were destroyed, said the acting. President Alexander Turchinov.
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“Yesterday, during anti-terrorist measures at the Donetsk airport, terrorists seized the airport and were completely neutralized. The airport, along with its infrastructure, is now under the control of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine involved in the ATO,” the presidential press service said in a statement.
“At night, from the Russian settlement of Novoprokhorovka, an attempt was made to break through the state border of Ukraine by a group of militants in vehicles. The border guards stopped this attempt by destroying three vehicles with weapons and neutralizing 5 militants, taking one prisoner. Other terrorists fled to Russian territory.
Also this morning, in the north of the Lugansk region, a terrorist training center was completely destroyed, along with militants who were being trained to carry out sabotage operations both in the Donbass and in other regions of Ukraine,” Turchynov’s press service assures.
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