Donetsk Airport

An airport located in the north-west of the city of Donetsk. It suspended flights on May 26, 2014, after being seized by militants of the "DPR" terrorist organization and was finally declared closed on June 3, 2014.

It was destroyed during the fighting between DPR militants and the Ukrainian army from June 2014 to January 2015. The soldiers who heroically defended the airfield were called "cyborgs".

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