Rebels In Eastern Ukraine Have Launched An Offensive To Capture The Government-Held Airport In Donetsk

Ukraine Rebels Renew Push To Take Donetsk Airport -- BBC

Rebel forces in eastern Ukraine are conducting an offensive to capture the government-held airport in Donetsk, officials say.

Pro-Russian rebels have tried several times in recent weeks to take the airport, which lies to the north-west of the city.

The insurgents continued an offensive - begun on Wednesday - on "a broad front", the Ukrainian military says.

An official truce in place in eastern Ukraine has often been violated.

The ceasefire was called on 5 September, but on Wednesday four people were killed by a shell which landed on a school in Donetsk, and six died when a minibus was hit.

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More News On The Battle For Donetsk Airport

Ukrainian Troops Defend Donetsk Airport as Truce Wavers -- Bloomberg
Fighting intensifies over Donetsk airport -- Al Jazeera
Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia rebels clash over Donetsk airport -- The Guardian
Ukraine Rebels Close In On Donetsk Airport -- AP
Militants storming Donetsk airport, four attacks repelled on Wednesday, Oct 1 -- Kyiv Post
Fighting intensifies in Ukraine as pro-Russian rebels move on Donetsk airport -- Washington Post
At least 9 killed when shells hit Ukrainian school and bus, officials say -- CNN
Ukrainian Truce Frays as Rebels Step Up Airport Attacks -- Bloomberg
Despite Truce, Deadly Attacks Persist in Ukraine -- NYT
Aggravated Situation in Donetsk May Negatively Reflect on Minsk Talks: Donetsk Official -- RIA Novosti
Ukraine under assault on two fronts: Donetsk, and gas -- Geoffrey Smith, Fortune
Rebels Test The Strength Of Ukrainian Ceasefire -- Doug Schoen, Forbes