In Slavyansk, militias shot down three helicopters of the Ukrainian military, - media (PHOTO)
Slavyansk, May 02 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – In Slavyansk, rioters shot down three Ukrainian military helicopters.
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“Strelkov (militia commander – editor’s note) reported that they shot down 3 helicopters, 2 from ATGMs, 1 from RPGs,” social media users report.
Russian TV channels voice similar data.
" According to some reports, the Ukrainians are deploying artillery on the commanding heights. The very first salvo resulted in dozens of civilian casualties," social media users wrote.
A photo of a wounded pilot who was captured by self-defense representatives after the helicopter was shot down appeared on social networks. Now the wounded man is in the hospital, he has a gunshot wound to the thigh and a fracture, reports the Slavgorod publication.
As of 8.00:XNUMX am, the shooting in the city area had died down, with only single shots being heard from time to time.
As Navigator reported, today at 4:30 am Ukrainian security forces tried to take it by storm. The day before, foreign journalists left the city. “People's Mayor”, Chairman of the Executive Committee Vyacheslav Ponomarev said that an assault on May 2 is possible.
In Slovyansk , militias shot down three Ukrainian military helicopters, according to media reports (PHOTOS).