SLAVYANSK: Ukraine’s military lost two helicopters and two servicemen on Friday in a deadly offensive launched just before dawn against pro-Russian rebels holding the flashpoint town of Slavyansk, insurgents and authorities said.

“A full-scale attack” was being mounted, said a spokeswoman for the rebels in the town.

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