The Brink Of War: Two Military Helicopters Shot Down By Pro-Russian Rebels As Ukraine Army Launches 'Large-Scale' Offensive To Take Back Seized Cities -- Daily Mail
* The gunships were shot down over Slaviansk, which is overrun by rebels
* One was shot down by missile while other forced to land under heavy attack
* It comes as Ukraine bids to re-take the city from pro-Russian militants
* Putin says the offensive 'effectively destroyed the last hope' of peace deal
* Phillip Hammond arrives in Lithuania to meet British troops and Typhoon jets
* Meanwhile Russia deploys attack helicopters to borders with Baltic states
* Around 300 pro-Kremlin activists storm prosecutor's office in Donetsk
* Guard of 100 police officers attacked with rocks and Molotov cocktails
Two military helicopters have been shot down by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, shattering hopes of a lasting peace deal in the region.
The first gunship was blasted out of the sky with a surface-to-air missile over Slaviansk as Ukrainian forces stormed the city this morning, in a large-scale 'anti-terror' offensive aimed at flushing out militants who have seized government buildings in the area. The other was forced to land under heavy attack.
The pilot of the first helicopter was killed in the battle and another was taken hostage, it was reported. An unspecified number of crewmen were also injured.
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