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Donetsk airport. Flights suspended after an intervention by armed separatists

Donetsk, Ukraine - Pro-Russia rebels forced closure, officials said. It is not clear when the "Sergei Profokiev" would reopen

Local authorities have temporarily suspended flights at Donetsk airport, in eastern Ukraine, after separatist gunmen stormed the terminal building overnight, Dmitriy Kosinov, an airport spokesman said today, May 26. The head of Donetsk airport's press service said dozens of armed representatives of the self-styled "Donetsk People's Republic" had come to the "Sergei Profokiev" in the early hours...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1160447
Rome, Italy, 05/26/2014 09:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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