Press conference of DPR Defence Minister

Bodies of foreign contractors and American weapons found at Donetsk Airport

Press conference of the Minister of Defense of Donetsk Republic: 597 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, including foreign contractors have been recovered near the airport and Peski

Fort Russ,

22 January, 2015

Minister of Defense of DPR, Eduard Basurin:

597 Ukrainian soldiers died at the airport so far - and those are just the bodies found so far near the airport and Peski, 44 POWs, 49 tanks destroyed, 49 BMP's and BTR's - just destroyed by DPR, wounded evacuated - over 1,500 (Ukrainians). Large quantities of American weapons, a lot of religious literature in European languages. 

Found bodies in NATO uniform of contractors from foreign private military companies. Today there were 19 violations of ceasefire - 13 dead (on a Donetsk trolley). No dead among the militia.

Last night there was a massive artillery attack on Gorlovka, a daycare was destroyed, a five story house was destroyed. In many houses all windows are broken. Any point in Gorlovka is subject to shelling. A hospital was hit.

It is difficult to see all this, after Poroshenko announces he is ready for peace talks.

Despite everything, the residents believe that we will win.

After the destruction that happened from Hurricanes - a terrible weapon, there were no dead, I believe this is a sign that God does exit.

People help each other, don't think for themselves. These people cannot be defeated.

Confirmed by TASS

Dead bodies in NATO uniforms, US weapons recovered from under debris of Donetsk airport

_{“While examining the building of the Donetsk airport, we found a great number of American firearms” spokesman for the defense ministry of the self-proclaimed DNR said}

TASS

22 January, 2015

DONETSK, January 22. /TASS/. Dead bodies in NATO uniforms and a great number of US-made weapons have been recovered from under the debris of the Donetsk airport, Eduard Basurin, a spokesman for the defense ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) said on Thursday.

“While examining the building of the Donetsk airport, we found a great number of American firearms, assault rifles and hand mortars, equipment and communications devices,” he said. “We also found publications in European languages, including on religious matters.”

Apart from that, “we found dead bodies in NATO uniforms under the debris in the new terminal. Personal belongings indicated that these people were foreign citizens contracted by private military companies who operated under the disguise of Ukrainian subversive groups,” he said.