Donetsk airport recovery leaves 40 dead

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The Ukrainian Army affirmed today it has regained control of the strategic airport of Donetsk, in an operation in which 40 people died, mostly pro-Russian separatists.

“We retook full control of the airport. The adversary suffered casualties, but we did not,” assured in a statement the Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov.

Kiev Army deployed helicopters, warplanes and paratroopers to regain control of strategic airport, which was taken withour violence by pro-Russian separatists last Sunday night.

However, Avakov claimed that the military would continue its operation at the airport, where journalists from AFP recorded explosions and gunfire.