Ukraine military helicopter hit by RPG

A Ukrainian military helicopter exploded at a base near the eastern town of Kramatorsk on Friday after being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, officials in Kiev said. "An army Mi-8 helicopter has exploded at the Kramatorsk aerodrome," the defence ministry in Kiev said in a statement. Ukraine's Interfax news agency quoted Security Service (SBU) General Vasyl Krutov as saying that the chopper was on the ground when it was targeted and that the pilot managed to escape but sustained injuries. The nearby town of Kramatorsk is one of several under the control of pro-Kremlin gunmen. AFP