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Donetsk Sergei Prokofiev International Airport [a] (IATA: DOK, ICAO: UKCC) is a former airport located 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Donetsk, Ukraine, that was destroyed in 2014 during the war in Donbas.
The defense of Donetsk airport lasted 242 days - only a week less than the siege of Sevastopol (2 November 1941 – 3 July 1942), and much longer than the defense of Brest Fortress (22 June – 20 July 1941) during the German-Soviet war. The airport was of special importance for the logistics of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. After the enemy ...
The First Battle of Donetsk Airport took place between fighters associated with the Donetsk People's Republic and Ukrainian government forces that took place at Donetsk International Airport on 26–27 May 2014, as part of the war in Donbas that began after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. [9] A second battle broke out at the airport on 28 ...
The airport lies to the north of insurgent-controlled Donetsk city proper, and provides a "convenient vantage point" for Ukrainian forces, allowing them to target DPR positions in Donetsk with artillery fire. [28] "Tit-for-tat" exchanges between the parties to the conflict grew more serious in the days following 25 September.
Before the Russian annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the war in Donbas there were also Simferopol International Airport and Donetsk International Airport. On 24 February 2022, Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights due to the Russian invasion. [1] [needs update]
The Battle of Donetsk Airport took place in two phases: First Battle of Donetsk Airport fought on 26–27 May 2014 Second Battle of Donetsk Airport fought from 28 September 2014 until 21 January 2015
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused Ukraine on Friday of carrying out a missile strike on a supermarket in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, saying the attack killed two ...
Cyborgs: Heroes Never Die (Ukrainian: Кiборги: Герої не вмирають; Romanized: Kiborhy: Heroyi ne vmyrayut) is a 2017 Ukrainian war drama film about the Cyborgs, the Ukrainian defenders in the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport during the war in Donbas.