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First Battle of Donetsk Airport

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The First Battle of Donetsk Airport was a conflict between separatist insurgents associated with the Donetsk People's Republic and Ukrainian government forces that took place at Donetsk International Airport on 26–27 May 2014, as part of the War in Donbass that began after the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. [1]

31 relations: Alexander Borodai, Armed Forces of Ukraine, Chechnya, Denis Pushilin, Donetsk, Donetsk International Airport, Donetsk People's Republic, Druzhba Arena, First Yatsenyuk government, HC Donbass, Kontinental Hockey League, Maksym Shapoval, Mil Mi-24, Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine), National Guard of Ukraine, Oleksandr Lukyanchenko, Ramzan Kadyrov, Rocket-propelled grenade, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Airborne Troops, Russian Orthodox Army, Second Battle of Donetsk Airport, Separatist forces of the war in Donbass, Sergey Loiko, Snizhne incident, Soviet–Afghan War, Sukhoi Su-25, Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, Ukrainian Air Force, War in Donbass, 2014 Ukrainian revolution.

Alexander Borodai

Alexander Yurevich Borodai (p, Олександр Юрійович Бородай; born July 25, 1972) was Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in 2014.

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Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (Збройні сили України (ЗСУ) Zbroyni Syly Ukrayiny, (ZSU)) is the military of Ukraine.

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Chechnya

The Chechen Republic (tɕɪˈtɕɛnskəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika), commonly referred to as Chechnya (p; Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), is a federal subject (a republic) of Russia.

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Denis Pushilin

Denis Vladimirovich Pushilin (Дени́с Влади́мирович Пуши́лин,; Денис Володимирович Пушилін; born on May 9, 1981) is a politician who was the self-declared Chairman of the People's Soviet (Speaker of parliament) of the Donetsk People's Republic, and therefore, under the draft Constitution adopted on May 15, the self-declared republic's head of state.

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Donetsk

Donetsk (Донецьк; Доне́цк; former names: Aleksandrovka, Hughesovka, Yuzovka, Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names)) is an industrial city in Ukraine on the Kalmius River.

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Donetsk International Airport

Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (Міжнародний аеропорт "Донецьк") is a nonoperational airport located northwest of Donetsk, Ukraine, that was destroyed in 2014 during the War in Donbass.

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Donetsk People's Republic

The Donetsk People's Republic (DPR or DNR, dɐˈnʲɛtskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə, Донецька Народна Республіка) is a proto-state in the Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine recognized only by the partially recognized South Ossetia.

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Druzhba Arena

Druzhba Arena was an indoor arena in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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First Yatsenyuk government

The first government headed by Arseniy Yatsenyuk was created in Ukraine on 27 February 2014 in the aftermath of the Ukrainian revolution.

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HC Donbass

Hockey Club Donbass (Хокейний Клуб Донбас; Хоккейный Клуб Донбасс, tr. Hokeinyi Klub Donbas) is a Ukrainian professional ice hockey team based in Druzhkivka, currently playing in the Ukrainian Hockey League.

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Kontinental Hockey League

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) (Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya hokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008.

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Maksym Shapoval

Maksym Shapoval (July 6, 1978 – June 27, 2017) was a Colonel in the Ukrainian military and head of the military intelligence special forces of the HUR MOU.

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Mil Mi-24

The Mil Mi-24 (Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers.

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Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine (Ministerstvo vnutrishnikh sprav Ukrayiny, MVS) executes state policy for the protection of rights and liberties of citizens, investigates unlawful acts against the interest of society and state, fights crime, provides civil order, ensures civil security, traffic safety, and protects the security and protection of important individuals.

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National Guard of Ukraine

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Oleksandr Lukyanchenko

Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Lukyanchenko (Олександр Олексійович Лук'янченко, Александр Алексеевич Лукьянченко; born 30 August 1947) is the mayor of Donetsk city, in Ukraine.

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Ramzan Kadyrov

Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (p, Къадар Ахьмат-кIант Рамзан Q̇adar Aẋmat-khant Ramzan; born 5 October 1976) is the Head of the Chechen Republic and a former member of the Chechen independence movement.

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Rocket-propelled grenade

A rocket-propelled grenade (often abbreviated RPG) is a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon system that fires rockets equipped with an explosive warhead.

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Rostov-on-Don

Rostov-on-Don (p) is a port city and the administrative center of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia.

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Russian Airborne Troops

The Russian Airborne Troops or VDV (from "Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii", Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ; Air-landing Forces) is a military branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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Russian Orthodox Army

The Russian Orthodox Army (Русская православная армия, Russkaya pravoslavnaya armiya) is a militant group in Ukraine that was founded in May 2014, as part of the insurgency and following War in Donbass.

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Second Battle of Donetsk Airport

Fighting between separatist forces affiliated with the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), and Ukrainian military and volunteer forces broke out at Donetsk International Airport on 28 September 2014, sparking the Second Battle of Donetsk Airport, a part of the ongoing war in the Donbass region of Ukraine.

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Separatist forces of the war in Donbass

Separatist forces of the War in Donbass, or the United Armed Forces of Novorossiya (Объединённые Вооруженные Силы Новороссии; acronym NAF) is the umbrella name for the militias and armed volunteer groups affiliated with the unrecognized political union called Novorossiya (New Russia).

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Sergey Loiko

Sergey Leonidovich Loiko (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Лойко, born 26 February 1953 in Mikkeli, Finland) is a writer, war photographer, and journalist.

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Snizhne incident

The Snizhne incident occurred on 13 August 2014, when according to members of the Russian presidential human rights council, shelling by Ukrainian artillery targeted a Russian military column killing or wounding 100–300 Russian troops and destroying numerous pieces of equipment.

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Soviet–Afghan War

The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years, from December 1979 to February 1989.

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Sukhoi Su-25

The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Грач (rook); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi.

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Ukrainian Air Assault Forces

The Ukrainian Air Assault Forces, abbreviated DShV (from "Desanto-shturmovi viyska Ukrayiny", Ukrainian: Десантно-штурмові війська України, ДШВ; Air-Assault Forces of Ukraine), are a branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian Air Force

The Ukrainian Air Force (Повітряні Сили України, Povitryani Syly Ukrayiny) is a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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War in Donbass

The War in Donbass is an armed conflict in the Donbass region of Ukraine.

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2014 Ukrainian revolution

The Ukrainian revolution of 2014 (also known as the Euromaidan Revolution or Revolution of Dignity; Революція гідності, Revoliutsiia hidnosti) took place in Ukraine in February 2014, when a series of violent events involving protesters, riot police, and unknown shooters in the capital, Kiev, culminated in the ousting of the democratically elected Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, and the overthrow of the Ukrainian Government.

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Battle of Donetsk Airport (May 2014).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Donetsk_Airport

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