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Russian Proxies Ambush Ukrainian Convoy At Donetsk Airport
Published 3 years ago
Video from 2014 shows Russian proxy forces of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) militia engaging Ukrainian supply convoys at the Donetsk Airport.
One machine gunner militant can be seen recklessly charging into the other fighter's sector of fire, risking death by fratricide in order to hip fire in the general direction of the convoy. Before the video ends, the militiamen are on the roof of the building as a Ukrainian tank approaches.
One of the most brutal battles of modern combat occurred at the Donetsk Airport between September 2014 and January 2015. The Ukrainian forces fought to hold the airport from the Russian-backed DPR. The Ukrainians were eventually cutoff from supply, and enemy forces held different rooms of the same buildings. Eventually, what was left of the Ukrainian force withdrew, handing the victory and the airport to the Russians.