Fighting rages anew at Ukraine airport, 3 soldiers killed


  • World
  • Saturday, 17 Jan 2015

A man walks near a burnt shop, which according to locals was recently destroyed by shelling, at a market in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, January 15, 2015. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Fighting raged on Saturday at the main airport of Ukraine's city of Donetsk as separatists resumed attempts to break the tenuous grip of government forces on the complex and Kiev's military said three more Ukrainian soldiers had been killed.

With attempts to restart peace talks stalled, pro-Russian rebels have stepped up shelling attacks to break the resistance of government troops dug in at the airport, itself a wrecked hulk battered by months of war.

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