Monday, May 26, 2014

Battle at Donetsk airport; new Ukraine leader says no talks with "terrorists"

Smoke rises from Donetsk international airport during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces May 26, 2014.
Smoke rises from Donetsk international airport during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and pro-Russian forces May 26, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev
Reuters

BY ALASTAIR, MACDONALD, AND, GABRIELA AND BACZYNSKA-Mon May 26, 2014
(Reuters) - Ukraine launched air strikes and a paratrooper assault against pro-Russian rebels who seized an airport on Monday, even as its newly elected leader vowed to reassert control in the east and refused to negotiate with "terrorists".