Battles for the Donetsk airport

Local nameБої за Донецький Аеропорт (DOK)
LocationDonetsk Oblast, Ukraine

A part of the ongoing war in the Donbas region of Ukraine, the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport began on 28 September 2014. An earlier battle in May 2014 had left Donetsk International Airport in Ukrainian control. Despite a ceasefire agreement, the Minsk Protocol, in place starting 5 September 2014, fighting broke out between Donetsk People's Republic forces affiliated with Russia, and Ukrainian military and volunteer forces.

At the start of the battle, the airport lay between the separatist and Ukrainian lines of control, and was the last part of Donetsk city held by Ukrainian government forces. Heavy fighting over the airport continued into the new year, with some of the worst fighting taking place in January 2015. On 21 January, Donetsk forces overran the government's positions at the airport. The remaining Ukrainian forces were either killed, forced to retreat, or captured.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Donetsk_Airport

Address Донецьк, Ukraine

Coordinates 48°4'21.405" N 37°44'10.114" E

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