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| Ukraine unrest: Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken' | Ukraine unrest: Dozens die as Donetsk airport 'retaken' |
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| Ukraine's interior ministry says the military is now in full control of the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk after a day of bloody clashes. | Ukraine's interior ministry says the military is now in full control of the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk after a day of bloody clashes. |
| At least 30 pro-Russia separatists were killed, the insurgents say, after an attempt to take over the airport early on Monday. | At least 30 pro-Russia separatists were killed, the insurgents say, after an attempt to take over the airport early on Monday. |
| New President Petro Poroshenko had vowed to tackle "terrorists" in the east "within hours, not months". | New President Petro Poroshenko had vowed to tackle "terrorists" in the east "within hours, not months". |
| Meanwhile, the OSCE says it has lost contact with a monitoring team. | Meanwhile, the OSCE says it has lost contact with a monitoring team. |
| The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said four of its monitors were on a routine mission east of Donetsk. Contact was lost at 18:00 (16:00 GMT) on Monday and has not been re-established. | The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe said four of its monitors were on a routine mission east of Donetsk. Contact was lost at 18:00 (16:00 GMT) on Monday and has not been re-established. |
| A spokesman told the BBC the monitors were Turkish, Swiss, Estonian and Danish, and all were male. | A spokesman told the BBC the monitors were Turkish, Swiss, Estonian and Danish, and all were male. |
| Seven international military observers linked to the OSCE were taken captive in eastern Ukraine in April and held for a week before being released. | Seven international military observers linked to the OSCE were taken captive in eastern Ukraine in April and held for a week before being released. |
| Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a statement on Tuesday: "The airport is under our full control. The enemy suffered heavy losses. We have none." | Ukraine's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a statement on Tuesday: "The airport is under our full control. The enemy suffered heavy losses. We have none." |
| He said operations were still continuing. A BBC team there heard sporadic gunfire. | |
| At the scene: Mark Lowen in Donetsk | At the scene: Mark Lowen in Donetsk |
| The Kiev government was absolutely determined that the airport would not fall to the insurgents. | The Kiev government was absolutely determined that the airport would not fall to the insurgents. |
| Back in February when pro-Russia separatists launched their incursion in Crimea - which led to Moscow's annexation of the peninsula a month later - the airport was the first key installation they took control of, so Kiev was committed to clamping down on that. | Back in February when pro-Russia separatists launched their incursion in Crimea - which led to Moscow's annexation of the peninsula a month later - the airport was the first key installation they took control of, so Kiev was committed to clamping down on that. |
| Ukraine's new president gave a speech on Monday saying he would not negotiate with "terrorists" as he put it - and clearly you see the impact of that around Donetsk airport. | Ukraine's new president gave a speech on Monday saying he would not negotiate with "terrorists" as he put it - and clearly you see the impact of that around Donetsk airport. |
| A representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told the BBC that reports of at least 30 dead in Monday's fighting were accurate. | A representative of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic told the BBC that reports of at least 30 dead in Monday's fighting were accurate. |
| Other reports of the death toll vary. | Other reports of the death toll vary. |
| Donetsk mayor Alexander Lukyanchenko said 40 people had been killed in the past day, while another separatist spokesman said 50 fighters had died. | Donetsk mayor Alexander Lukyanchenko said 40 people had been killed in the past day, while another separatist spokesman said 50 fighters had died. |
| Photographs taken by the Associated Press from inside the morgue in Donetsk showed more than a dozen bodies in military fatigues piled in a small room. | |
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| Monday's clashes started after separatist militants stormed the Sergei Prokofiev Donetsk airport in the early hours. | Monday's clashes started after separatist militants stormed the Sergei Prokofiev Donetsk airport in the early hours. |
| The Ukrainian military responded quickly with air strikes and an assault by heavily armed troops. | The Ukrainian military responded quickly with air strikes and an assault by heavily armed troops. |
| The attempt to seize the airport may have been intended to prevent Mr Poroshenko from travelling there after he said his first trip would be to visit the restive east. | The attempt to seize the airport may have been intended to prevent Mr Poroshenko from travelling there after he said his first trip would be to visit the restive east. |
| Mr Poroshenko, a 48-year-old billionaire and former foreign minister, was on Monday formally declared the winner of Sunday's presidential election with 54% of the vote. | Mr Poroshenko, a 48-year-old billionaire and former foreign minister, was on Monday formally declared the winner of Sunday's presidential election with 54% of the vote. |
| He vowed east Ukraine would not be "turned into Somalia", adding: "The anti-terrorist operation cannot and should not last two or three months. It should and will last hours." | He vowed east Ukraine would not be "turned into Somalia", adding: "The anti-terrorist operation cannot and should not last two or three months. It should and will last hours." |
| However, Mr Poroshenko has also said he wants to talk to Russia to end the crisis. | However, Mr Poroshenko has also said he wants to talk to Russia to end the crisis. |
| Before Sunday's election, Moscow had said it would accept the results and engage in dialogue with the winner. | |
| But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday: "The question of a visit to Russia by Poroshenko is not being considered and is not being discussed through diplomatic or any other channels." | But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday: "The question of a visit to Russia by Poroshenko is not being considered and is not being discussed through diplomatic or any other channels." |
| He again called on Mr Poroshenko to stop military operations in eastern Ukraine immediately and implement a roadmap for peace negotiated in Geneva on 17 April. | He again called on Mr Poroshenko to stop military operations in eastern Ukraine immediately and implement a roadmap for peace negotiated in Geneva on 17 April. |
| Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, he said a "real war" was under way in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. | Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, he said a "real war" was under way in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions. |
| The regions declared independence after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in the wake of the removal of Ukraine's pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych. | The regions declared independence after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in the wake of the removal of Ukraine's pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych. |
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