Ukrainian troops in armored personnel carriers on April 15 attacked an airfield between Slovyansk and Kramatorsk that pro-Russian separatists were occupying, Interfax reported. Separatist militias are blocking the entrance to Kramatorsk, Russia Today reported, while RIA Novosti reported that Ukrainian troops have laid siege to Slovyansk.

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