Pro-Russia rebels fired artillery rounds at Ukrainian positions at Donetsk airport on Tuesday.<br /> One commander who spoke to The Associated Press, said they would open the airspace over the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ once they “take the airport.”<br /> Although a ceasefire was declared in early September between Ukrainian forces and rebel fighters, it has been violated almost daily and fighting continues in the restive region.<br /> In spite of the rebels’ strong presence in parts of the east, Ukraine’s government still holds large sections of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.<br /> Moscow vehemently denies that it has troops in Ukraine or that it supports the separatist forces in Ukraine’s largely Russian-speaking east.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/
