The airborne units are considered elite forces, specially selected for their skill and ability to parachute in during the initial attack. Hostomel, home to the Antonov Airport, is seen as a vital staging point for Russian invaders due to its proximity to the capital.Ĭhance spoke to some of the soldiers there, assuming they were Ukrainian, and was shocked when they told him they were Russian airborne troops. The battle for control of the airport was captured in astonishing footage obtained by CNN, when their reporter, Matthew Chance, drove to the town of Hostomel - 20 miles from the center of Kyiv. Published: 00:48 GMT, 25 February 2022 | Updated: 08:37 GMT, 25 February 2022ĬNN's Matthew Chance reports from an airbase outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, where Russian airborne troops are engaged in a fire fight with the Ukrainian military /rSye7nzmbi- CNN February 24, 2022
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Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, on Thursday night barred all men aged 18-60 from leaving the country, and a full mobilization of troops.Ukraine's National Guard posted a photo to social media of three soldiers holding a bullet-riddled Ukrainian flag, and said they were heroes of the battle.On Thursday evening, the Ukrainian government said that they had retaken the airport and repelled the elite Russian troops.While a CNN team was at the airport, they saw Ukrainian servicemen trying to push the Russians back from the site.The airport is seen as a vital asset for Moscow to bring more troops and military equipment into the capital.Antonov Airport, 20 miles north of Kyiv in the town of Hostomel, was being patrolled by Russian airborne troops on Thursday.
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