Donetsk airport, Ukraine's ruined showpiece - in pictures

TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2015

It was a showpiece for the city - the brand-new airport where England's football team landed for the Euro championships three years ago. Now Donetsk airport and much of the city lie in ruins.

Our chief correspondent Alex Thomson was one of a small number of journalists escorted by rebel forces to the site to see the devastation at first hand.

Warning: the article below contains images that viewers may find distressing
Donetsk Airport, Ukraine's Ruined Showpiece - In Pictures by Thavam Ratna