A Ukraine helicopter used for carrying military cargo was brought down by rebel fire near the town of Slavyansk in eastern Ukraine on June 24 and nine people were feared dead, a government forces spokesman said.
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Ukrainian soldiers stand at a checkpoint they seized in the early morning in the village of Andreevka, 7 km from the center of the southern Ukrainian city of Slavyansk, on May 2, 2014.
