SLOVYANSK, Ukraine - Rebels in eastern Ukraine shot down a government military helicopter Thursday amid heavy fighting around Slovyansk, killing at least 12 soldiers including a general, officials said. Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov told the parliament in Kyiv that rebels used a portable air defence missile to bring down the helicopter. He said 14 died, including Gen. Serhiy Kulchytskiy, according to the Interfax news agency. Ukraine's National Guards put the death toll at 12 including the general, but said information about the crash was still being clarified.
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