Two Ukrainian troops were killed when two helicopters were shot down over the separatist-held eastern town of Slovyansk on May 2, the Defense Ministry said.
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Reuters: Ukraine says two killed when helicopters shot down in Slovyansk
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 Slavyansk, 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 Slavyansk, insurgents and authorities said. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV
