Donetsk, Oct 20 – DAN. DPR intelligence spotted up to 80 Italian and French mercenaries in the Kramatorsk airport which is currently occupied by Ukrainian forces, said the Republic's military official.

"Foreign mercenaries were reported to be in the Kramatorsk airport, there are up to 80 Italians and Frenchmen," said DPR Operations Command deputy commander Colonel Eduard Basurin.

Reports say the foreigners move towards every night in the direction of the contact line.

DPR Intelligence has been regularly spotting foreign fighters in the frontline zones. On September 28th several groups of Polish mercenaries up to 100 soldiers arrived in Mariupol area. Earlier citizens of Georgia and Poland were seen participating in Kiev's offensives and sniper operations.