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The airport is named after twentieth-century composer Sergei Prokofiev, who was a native of the region. The former airport, after being destroyed during the 1st and 2nd Battles of Donetsk Airport, has been controlled by pro-Russian separatist forces since 2015 and has occasionally since been a battleground.
The Second Battle of Donetsk Airport was an engagement between the Ukrainian military and Russian military and its proxy forces of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) during the War in Donbas. [24] An earlier battle in May 2014 had left Donetsk International Airport in Ukrainian control.
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 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 ...
Among the busiest airports are Boryspil Airport, Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport, Kyiv International Airport. Before the Russian annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the war in Donbas there were also Simferopol International Airport and Donetsk International Airport.
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
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.
On the morning of May 26, separatists captured Donetsk Airport. [58] In response, the National Guard issued an ultimatum, calling for militants to leave the airport, which was rejected, causing the Ukrainian army to launch an assault on the airport. Paratroopers and helicopters assisted by airstrikes, managed to recapture the airport by evening.