Ukrainian law enforcers are losing in the battle for the Donetsk airport, said on air of the TV channel "" authorized, the press center of the Ukrainian security forces Leonid Matyukhin.

"Yes, there were losses, but it informs the press center and leader," said Matyukhin.

on Thursday, the self-proclaimed head of the Donetsk national Republic (DND) Alexander Zakharchenko said at a press conference that the Ukrainian Soldiers leave the airport and today he will come under the supervision of a militia.

however, According to the official messenger of the press center special operations Andrei Lysenko, Ukrainian Military had not received the order to withdraw from the airport.

According to the Minsk agreement of 5 September, one of which was the introduction of ceasefire, the Military and militias remained occupied positions.

The Ukrainian authorities began in April in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat in the region. According to the UN, the victims of the conflict were more than 4, 7 thousands of civilians, more than 10 thousand were injured. On the morning of December 9, in the Donbass began a consistent militias and security forces through the mediation of the OSCE another truce.

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