Fighting broke out early on May 2 around an eastern city in Ukraine that has become the focus of a pro-Russian insurgency as government troops made attempts to retake control. Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the insurgency-appointed mayor of Slovyansk, said self-defense forces had shot down two helicopters, killing one pilot and capturing the other.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Associated Press: Gunfire, blasts in insurgent-held Slovyansk
Fresh violence erupted in Slovyansk on May 2 as pro-Russian protesters shot down two helicopters and killed one pilot.
