Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slovyansk before dawn on May 2 and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict.
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Reuters: Ukraine attacks rebel city, helicopter shot down
Ukrainian soldiers stand at a checkpoint they seized in the early morning in the village of Andreevka, 7 km from the center of the southern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk, on May 2, 2014. Ukraine's military lost two helicopters and two servicemen on May 2 in a deadly offensive launched just before dawn against pro-Russian rebels holding the flashpoint town of Slovyansk, insurgents and authorities said. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV
