Gunfire erupts as Ukraine begins to crack down on separatists
April 15, 2014
Heavy gunfire was heard at an airport in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday after the government deployed troops in an effort to target pro-Russian separatists occupying parts of the region, according to the Associated Press.
An AP reporter heard the gunfire at a military airport in Kramatorsk. Ukrainian troops and the city’s mayor took over the airport and blocked the entrance, the report said. Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Ukrainian soldiers wounded two pro-Russian militiamen near the airport. The AP said it couldn’t independently confirm the report.
RIA Novosti reported Ukrainian troops drove to the airport in an armored personnel vehicle, and a skirmish erupted after they spoke to the pro-Russian gunmen.