SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian special forces exchanged gunfire with a pro-Russia militia in an eastern city April 13, according to the interior minister, who said one Ukrainian security officer was killed and five others were wounded. It was the first reported gunbattle in east Ukraine, where armed pro-Russia men have seized a number of law enforcement buildings in recent days.
Associated Press: Ukraine officer killed in gunbattle in east
An armed Russian-backed separatist guards at a newly installed checkpoint on the entrance to the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk on April 12.
