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Gunfight Erupts at Kramatorsk Airfield in Eastern Ukraine

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Armed clashes are underway at the eastern Ukrainian Kramatorsk airfield, with shots being heard in the area, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Friday.

SLAVIANSK, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – Armed clashes are underway at the eastern Ukrainian Kramatorsk airfield, with shots being heard in the area, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported Friday.

The airport has been under control of the Ukrainian troops since mid-April following an operation to seize it from pro-federalization activists.

According to preliminary information, activists had attacked an armored personnel vehicle.

There have been no reports of deaths or injuries.

Local media reports said an Mi-8 helicopter had exploded at the airfield. “There have been at least two blasts,” the Novosti Kramatorsk news website reported. Smoke over the airfield can be seen from every area in the city.

Armed men have surrounded the area and no one except firefighters is now being allowed onto the airfield.

Doctors at a local hospital are on alert, saying they have received reports that a gunfight is ongoing.

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