Musical Flash Mobs Commemorate Donetsk Airport Battle
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Ukrainian military orchestras popped up to perform in airports around the country to commemorate the brutal battle that destroyed the international airport near the eastern city of Donetsk. Ukraine officially marks January 20 as the Day of the Defenders of Donetsk Airport in memory of the fierce fighting between government forces and Russia-backed separatists from September 2014 until January 2015.