The Ukrainian air force says it has delivered "five powerful air strikes" on targets in the eastern Luhansk region in a bid to end a rebel blockade of a strategic airport there.
Several targets were hit near the airport in the rebel-held city of Luhansk, a military spokesman said.
President Petro Poroshenko's Facebook page says Ukrainian forces have now pushed rebels away from the airport. But the pro-Russian rebels in Luhansk deny there have been new air strikes.
Mr Poroshenko said on his Facebook page that Ukrainian forces had managed to break through a rebel cordon surrounding Luhansk airport.
Military spokesman Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyy told Ukrainian television: "The [Ukrainian air force] delivered five powerful air strikes on targets where militants and hardware were concentrated. Air strikes were delivered on targets near the Luhansk airfield; two strikes were made near Izvaryne and one near Lysychansk".
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