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9 Civilians Dead in Bus Attack After Ukrainian Troops Withdraw from Donetsk Airport


At least nine civilians were killed and several more injured on Thursday morning after a trolleybus was apparently hit by mortar fire in a rebel-held part of Donetsk, the BBC reports.
The deaths came after Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced late Wednesday that its army had withdrawn from the main terminal of the fiercely-contested Donetsk airport. The loss of Donetsk airport is no longer in use but holds strong symbolic value in the conflict and will be seen as a major blow to pro-Kiev forces. At least six soldiers have been killed and 16 wounded in recent fighting.
Ukrainian military spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov …read more

Source: Time

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