Unidentified attackers have downed a Ukrainian Mi-24 military helicopter near Sloviansk, no casualties are reported, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said today.
"Today, on May 5, at around 14:30 a Ukrainian Armed Forces helicopter Mi-24 was downed near Sloviansk during combat missions and patrols in the area," the statement reads, quoted by RIA Novosti.
The helicopter crashed into a river but the pilots survived. An operational brigade evacuated them to a camp.
