KIEV, May 27. /ITAR-TASS/. Ukraine's military will continue operations in the country's eastern region until all forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) have been crushed, representative of the country's armed forces Alexei Dmitrashkovsky said on Tuesday, according to media reports.

"We'll continue the operation until all the DNR forces have been destroyed or until they have surrendered," local media quoted Dmitrashkovsky as saying, adding that at least 200 members of DNR militia had been killed in the fighting.

Earlier on Tuesday, parliament-appointed Interior Ministry Arsen Avakov said law-enforcement bodies fully controlled the international airport in Donetsk.

"We reacted to the seizure of the airport. As a result, the airport is fully controlled [by the Ukrainian military]," Avakov said. "The enemy has suffered serious losses. We haven't had any casualties."