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Rebels down helicopter; another big loss for Kiev

By PETER LEONARDALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO
Published May 30, 2014 1:48am ET
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Rebels down helicopter; another big loss for Kiev
Black smoke rises from a shot down Ukrainian Army helicopter outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Thursday, May 29, 2014. Rebels in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter Thursday amid heavy fighting around the eastern city of Slovyansk, killing 14 soldiers including a general, Ukraine's leader said. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov told the parliament in Kiev that rebels used a portable air defense missile Thursday to down the helicopter and said that a General was among the dead. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) | Alexander Zemlianichenko

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — In another devastating blow to Ukraine’s armed forces, rebels shot down a troop helicopter Thursday, killing at least 12 soldiers, including a general who had served in the Soviet army and was in charge of combat training.

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