Second Battle of Donetsk Airport

The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in Ukraine plans to complete on Sunday the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line as required by the latest Minsk agreement, ITAR-TASS reported.

"Today we are finalising the withdrawal," Eduard Basurin, a representative of DPR's  defence ministry told the news agency.

Hospital comes under fire in Donetsk

DONETSK -- A hospital in the town of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine has come under artillery fire, with at least 15 people feared killed in the attack.

This information came from the local authorities in the pro-Russian forces stronghold that has been under fire from Ukrainian government forces.

Ukraine slips deeper into war as hostilities continue

DONETSK, BELGRADE -- The city of Donetsk has been under almost constant fire after the breakdown in the Minsk negotiations, while the situation near Debaltsevo remains critical.

"Bodies in NATO uniforms" found at Donetsk airport

DONETSK -- The Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) says that "bodies in NATO uniforms" were found in the Donetsk airport ruins.

Spokesman Eduard Basurin also said that "a great number of U.S.-made weapons" was recovered from under the debris.

Fierce fighting in east Ukraine has killed at least 11 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Jan. 16, as government forces and pro-Russian rebels battled for control of an airport.
      

More people die as shelling of Donetsk continues

DONETSK -- At least two women were killed on Friday in the shelling of the town of Donetsk carried out by the Ukrainian army, Voice of Russia is reporting.

Strong detonations were heard in downtown and near the airport, where rebels and Ukrainian security forces continue to fight.