Ukrainian forces have launched an operation against pro-Russian separatists in their rebel stronghold of Slovyansk.
Two Ukrainian helicopters have been shot down, with two pilots killed and another injured, according to the Defence Ministry in Kyiv.
Russian TV showed pictures of a third pilot apparently injured and captured.
The Ukrainian security service (SBU) says shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles have been used, proving that pro-Russian forces include foreign-trained specialists.
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