\\\'Up to 5\\\' rebels killed in Slavyansk
Thursday, 24 April 2014
Up to five pro-Kremlin rebels were killed in the Ukrainian military's operation on Thursday to dislodge the militants from the eastern town of Slavyansk, the interior ministry said. "During the clashes, up to five terrorists were eliminated," it said in a statement, adding that one soldier was wounded in the assault, which also saw the destruction of three checkpoints manned by the separatists at entrances to the town, according to AFP.