Ukraine Troops Killed in Slovyansk as Rebels Down Chopper
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Pro-Russian separatists killed four Ukrainian troops, wounded 30 and shot down a military helicopter while suffering multiple casualties in the eastern city of Slovyansk as the unrest gripping the nation turned more deadly.
The pilots survived after the chopper was hit with machine-gun fire and crashed into a river near the city in the Donetsk region, the Defense Ministry said on its website. Government forces killed 20 insurgents, and dozens of civilians were also wounded in the fighting today, Interfax reported, citing an unidentified representative of separatists.