Ukraine Revolt/Civil War News, Reports, Data, etc.

Interesting news, Sampan. Bloomberg referred to the Ukrainian military repelling an attack on Donetsk Airport yesterday by the rebels, who had used artillery, mortars and small arms.



Perhaps what you're referring to is a counter-attack?

I would be inclined to take current Ukrainian claims to be still be in the Airport with a large pinch of salt as the reports and footage of the last few days strongly support the NAF claims to have captured it all (and presumably split the all critical highway that runs on its northern boundary).

In addition, the artillery barrage is reported as far more widespread than just the airport and seems concentrated around Gorlovka and the Debaltevo salient in general. If so this is a very different battle than that for the Airport and one of a much greater magnitude.

Reuters also reporting on claims made today that much/most of the airport is now back in Ukrainian hands.



"Ukrainian troops launched a "mass operation" overnight retaking almost all the territory of Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine lost to separatists in recent weeks, military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday.

The army's offensive at the airport brought the fighting close to the city of Donetsk itself, center of a pro-Russian separatist rebellion. Residents reported intensified outgoing shelling including from residential areas in central parts of the separatist-held city.

"The decision was taken for a mass operation ... We succeeded in almost completely cleaning the territory of the airport, which belongs to the territory of Ukrainian forces as marked by military separation lines," Lysenko said in a televised briefing.

Lysenko said the operation had returned the battle lines near the airport to the previous status quo and that the Ukrainian army had thus not violated the Minsk 12-point peace plan agreed with Russia and separatist leaders last September."

The accuracy of the above statement can be questioned, especially as I imagine the fighting may be fluid, but the bit I put in bold could explain unverified reports of Ukrainian solders in Donetsk itself.

some background: https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/ukraine-revolt-civil-war.t7103/page-11#post-318502
"Donbass Miners" at Donetsk Airport now:
(nothing graphic inside, just shooting and shouting

looking from the Ukrainian side:
if I'm not mistaken, this was aired in the TV News at 7:30 pm of yesterday; says it shows the efforts to help so called Cyborgs at Donetsk Airport (I can't say I understood everything what they said -- partly because of the noice)

people were talking here about who took/lost Donetsk Airport ... well, both the on-line by "Cassad"
(at
and the Ukrainian on-line

most recently reported the Ukrainian Tanks and Infantry tried to encircle this airport but hadn't succeed since Separatists blew up the Putilov Bridge in time:


EDIT
(I can't be sure that's what actually happened, but since both sides reported it ...)

(I knew I had heard about that bridge ... then I recalled my post from May
(#1493 on that page; dated
history now, but contains the link to the map of the area)

major development: separatists rumoured to be devoting its main effort towards the base of debaltsevo salient, a whidely anticipated move that could cascade a devastating collapse of this round of ukrainian offensive if they succeed in cutting them off.

pla101prc said:

major development: separatists rumoured to be devoting its main effort towards the base of debaltsevo salient, a whidely anticipated move that could cascade a devastating collapse of this round of ukrainian offensive if they succeed in cutting them off.

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pla101prc: can you provide a link to

major development: separatists rumoured to be devoting its main effort towards the base of debaltsevo salient

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part? I'm following three on-line reportings (voicevas.ru plus those two I quoted in my previous post here) but didn't see anything related ... just asking

Jura said:

pla101prc: can you provide a link to part? I'm following three on-line reportings (voicevas.ru plus those two I quoted in my previous post here) but didn't see anything related ... just asking

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oh actually i got this from twitter and militarymaps.info , as with all other revelations comin out at this point there is no solid proof of its authenticity or progress, but it does seem reasonable because it is such an obvious target.

pla101prc said:

oh actually i got this from twitter and militarymaps.info , as with all other revelations comin out at this point there is no solid proof of its authenticity or progress, but it does seem reasonable because it is such an obvious target.

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thank you, and have a nice day