DONETSK - Pro-Russian rebels cemented their hold Friday on a long-disputed airport ceded by Ukrainian troops during an upsurge in clashes that killed nearly 50 people and punctured Europe's latest push for peace in the nine-month war.
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Agence France-Presse: Pro-Russia rebels cement hold on disputed Ukraine airport
People ride a Ukrainian tank past a damaged vehicle in the village of Tonenke, some 5 kilometers from the Donetsk airport on Jan. 19, 2015.
