The self-defense forces of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) have taken
Lugansk airport under control, the ITAR-TASS reported on Sunday, citing the
Novorossia news agency. Eyewitnesses reported "a strong fire in the
vicinity of Lugansk aerodrome."
According to Novorossia, the Ukrainian military started two tank attacks - in the north, in the area of Metallist (Lugansk suburb) and in the south. "Due to the lack of co-ordination, the southern group only now at about 00:30 MSK came to the Roshkoshnoye settlement (15 kilometers from the airport)," the agency’s military communiqué says. The self-defenders use artillery to counter the attack.
There is fire fighting in the area of the
Uralo-Kavkaz, Porechye and Goncharovka settlements, "the Ukranian army is
trying to cut off Krasnodon from the border."
Combat actions in the area of the Izvarino checkpoint,
located not far from Krasnodon, continue for more than a day. The Ukrainian
military try to break through Uralo-Kavkaz to the eastern districts of
Krasnodon. "Local residents report that the settlement has been heavily
destroyed by artillery fire," the agency says.
Combat actions continue in the area of Saur-Mogila,
Marinovka and Torez (Dosnetsk region). “According to specified data, about 300”
military servicemen surrendered near Saur-Mogila.
"According to unconfirmed data, people's defenders shelled from artillery weapons the positions of punitive operation participants in the area of Vesyolaya Gora (Lugansk region)," the agency says.
Source: Voice of Russia 14-07-2014
