Even in a non-coercive recovery of the runway at Donetsk airport will take More than a month, now it is unusable, said the General staff military power of Ukraine.
"in the media and social networks became widespread, the video, which filmed the runway at Donetsk airport. Great response video provided by the fact that a video camera installed on the drone reported no significant damage to the coating of the runway that is at odds with the claims of the military command of her unfitness for use as intended ", - notified on the Internet office of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine.
"however, Even in the VIDEO you can see five round holes located along the runway about its centerline. As explained by military engineers, who undermine the runway, this funnel, 3-by-five meters and a depth of two meters each, " according to report in." The distance Between them is 700 metres away. Taking into account that the length of the strip is 4 thousand Meters, width - 60 meters, and the thickness of concrete cover meter, such destruction, and in truth not allow you to apply it on purpose, " - said in a statement. It is noted that, " according to the experts, every explosion, in addition to education mentioned funnels, led to the crumbling of the coating of the runway up to 2-2, 5 meters around each hole." Also the entire surface of the runway covered with large and small craters - traces of artillery shells and mines. Without special airport equipment runway not to restore. According to experts, Even in peaceful times, in the presence of all the necessary materials and machinery for the rebuilding of the bands got More than a month ", - the report says. First of certain Ukrainian media said that the runway of the airport in Donetsk in practice has not been damaged. As proof, they brought captured by drone VIDEO. VIDEO

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