Exhibition to honor defenders of Donetsk airport

On January 20, Ukraine marked the third anniversary to honor the so-called "cyborgs,"  the Ukrainian defenders of Donetsk airport ruined in the Donbas war. 

The airport has become a symbol of Ukraine's fight against Russian-backed separatists in Donbas, and the "cyborgs" are Ukrainians who have held on to it despite persistent rebel attack.

The nickname was first used online and has since become a media staple in Ukraine. It stuck, because to some the Donetsk airport defenders' exploits have appeared superhuman. They had been defending the airport for 242 days.

19:51, 20.01.2018
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