Battle for Donetsk Airport in Ukraine Threatens Tenuous Cease-Fire

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Heavy clashes between government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk intensified on Friday in a struggle for control of the city's airport. Despite a cease-fire agreed to on Sept. 5, the strategic location has been the site of fierce fighting for weeks.

The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) said on Friday that government forces maintained control of the airport despite ongoing attacks.

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Donetsk airport still under attack, two more attacks repelled, Terrorists received reinforcements and heavy weapons

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