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The battle between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia separatists (DNR) for Donetsk Airport has raged for months, bringing significant losses on both sides. In late January, the airport fell to the DNR, ending Ukrainian forces’ hold on the site. The now unrecognizable airport lies in ruins. VICE News travelled to Donetsk Airport, a once modern facility now reduced to rubble after months of fighting, to discuss with DNR fighters the battle for, and the future of, the strategically important site. Watch “Inside Rebel-Held Uglegorsk: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 94)” – http://bit.ly/1JpKg2n Watch “Flying Drones with the Dnipro Battalion: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 93)” – http://bit.ly/1vG8Y39 Read “Escape from Debaltseve: How One Convoy Made It Out of Ukraine’s Besieged City” – http://bit.ly/1DCWcca Read “Ukraine Ceasefire Ignored as Fierce Battle for Debaltseve Continues to Rage” – http://bit.ly/1DVed5M Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos
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