Commemorating the defenders of Donetsk airport

Kyiv region, Boryspil International Airport, January 20, 2020.

The video shows the commemoration of the fallen “cyborgs” during the defense of Donetsk airport. The National Presidential Orchestra and the choir of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine performed pieces including “Bells of War” by Borys Shkolovyi, “Dedication” by Roman Hryhoriv, and “Dance of the Knights” by Sergei Prokofiev, after whom the DAP was named. Symbolic bells made from 152-mm artillery shells that were used to fire at the DAP defenders.

Commentary: Chief Military Conductor of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Head of the Military Music Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Volodymyr Dashkovsky.

Reference: The defense of Donetsk airport lasted 242 days: from May 26, 2014 to January 22, 2015. On January 20, 2015, the enemy blew up the airport terminal. On that day alone, 49 Ukrainian soldiers were killed. After that, the military leadership decided to withdraw Ukrainian soldiers, and on January 22, the last surviving defenders left the destroyed terminal.

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