Unmarked soldiers wait on the road as separatists block the Kramatorsk road to prevent them from advancing near Krematorsk, Ukraine, 02 May 2014. At least three people were killed and several were injured in clashes between Ukrainian forces and separatists in the eastern city of Sloviansk early on 02 May. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said that two crew members were killed and an unspecified number of soldiers were injured after separatists shot down two Mi-24 assault helicopters with surface-to-air missiles. Sloviansk has been at the centre of a separatist uprising in eastern Ukraine. The city of some 100,000 has been held by well-armed militias for weeks. ANSA/IGOR KOVALENKO POLAND OUT
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