Tweet from a Donetsk rebel account:
FLASH - Per my info, in Donetsk, the clean-up of the airport is nearing completion. At least 300 NazGuard surrendered. More later.
I haven’t even been following events in Donetsk today, with everything going on in Lugansk. I’ll look for confirmation.
NOTE: If both airports have fallen, this is a huge development.
The only thing clear about what is happening in Lugansk is that it isn’t at all clear.
Pro-Kiev tweets say that Gov forces broke the airport siege, and rebels tweets say that they have taken control of the airport.
It appears both may actually be true. Gov forces may have broken the siege in the morning, and Rebels may have captured the airport and over-run a bunch of Gov forces in an unexpected counter-attack in the evening.
The Kiev-forces push to take the heights south of Lugansk has definitely failed.
Several videos show heavy fighting, and many fires south of Lugansk, including at the airport.
Rebel tweets say Donetsk Airport has fallen, and 300+ gov troops surrendered.