NYTimes CJ Chivers is tweeting that another Mi-24 was taken down by a "Heavy-Caliber Weapon" (Probably that truck-mounted AA gun they got from the Ukrainian airborne.)
Been seeing several tweets about this for a couple of hours, but this is the first article about it. US Media may decide to cover by wed. or Thurs., if they cover it at all.
I'm watching Russian news on TV right now. My wife is translating. Reports of an unarmed 21-year old woman killed on her balcony by a sniper when she went out to observe what was going on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-pydawm9HQ
Video of fighting on the outskirts of Slovyansk this morning
New York Times CJ Chivers, who is in Slovyansk, says today’s fighting began when Kiev attacked a railyard and a bridge.
Other tweets note that Kiev forces retreated after the copter was shot down.
Here is Kiev’s take:
Reuters: Avakov says heavy fighting after Ukrainian forces ambushed on edge of Sloviansk.
Pro-Russian separatists ambushed Ukrainian forces on Monday, triggering heavy fighting on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold of Sloviansk, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov was quoted as saying. A Reuters correspondent said at least two separatist armored personnel carriers and several rebels fled the area, where almost continuous gunfire had been heard since morning.
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/reuters-heavy-fighting-after-ukrainian-forces-ambushed-on-edge-of-sloviansk-avakov-says-346341.html
OrganizingForAmerica doing copy edit for the Kiev Post now?
Video from Youtube, supposedly the copter shot down this morning in Slovyansk:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctH57Xi4aH8
More video:
National Guard trade fire with anti-Kiev militants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ExC_XNiHkA
CNN finally arrived in Slovyansk today.