Dozens Of Ukraine Rebels Killed In Rocket Attack On Captured Airport Outside Donetsk

Russian-backed separatists in east Ukraine said Friday that they will continue to fight for more territory and will refuse to consider any new cease-fire proposals.

Separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko said rebel fighters are advancing in five directions to push back Ukrainian government forces to the limits of the eastern Donetsk region.

The civilian death toll has been mounting steadily in the conflict between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists that the United Nations says has killed more than 4,700 people since April.

The Huffington Post