A pro-Russian armed man guards a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk, east Ukraine May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
SLAVIANSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatists in the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk said on Friday Ukrainian forces had launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town, with fighting on its northeastern outskirts.
The rebels in Slaviansk, the eastern Ukrainian town where the armed separatists are most firmly in control, said at least one military helicopter had been shot down.
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