'War' in Ukraine as Airport Battle Leaves at Least 50 Dead Government is Recruiting For Soldiers To FIght In East — Will the Recruits Include Neo-Nazis?

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Assault continues as reporting confirms that military recruiting for third battalion to fight separatists in the east.

By Lauren McCauley
Over fifty people were reported dead on Tuesday after the Ukrainian military launched an assault on armed separatists who on Monday had overtaken the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk.

"The airport is under our full control," said Ukrainian interior minister Arsen Avakov in a statement. "The enemy has suffered grave losses. We have none."

Despite the pronouncement, the military continued their assault on Tuesday. The New York Times reports that at noon fighter jets "resumed their flights over the airport area and shooting started up again, signaling a renewed push that indicated that the Ukrainian forces did not fully control the area."

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The battle in Donetsk began a day after national elections on Sunday and just hours following a statement by president-elect Petro Poroshenko that he would take a tough stand against the "terrorists" in the east.

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