This is just breaking on Twitter. Did Lugansk Airport just fall to the rebels??????
Conflicting reports say that the 1,500 Paratroopers there either surrendered enmass, or have “left” the airport.
Tweets from about an hour ago said they were wanting a cease-fire.
Google Translated:
15/06/2014 - 1:06
According to sources from Lugansk, Lugansk airport released, which in recent months has become a fortified base Kiev junta forces.
According to some reports, natsgvardii units stationed at the airport, gave the representatives of the People’s Militia.
As is known, after the militia managed to shoot down military transport Il-76 over Luhansk airport. there broke out a fight between Dnepropetrovsk paratroopers raised the Russian flag, and militants natsgvardii.
As reported in the web, the positions of the militia under Happiness punishers still firing howitzers.
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Another Tweet:
Airport defended by 25th & 80 paras.
25th defects, join NAF, shoots IL-76, attacks 80th.
80th surrenders.