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Fri, 2 May 2014 08:31 AM

A Ukrainian military helicopter flies near a Ukrainian checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:28 AM

Civilians talk with Ukrainian troops at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:26 AM

A man shakes hands with Ukrainian troops at a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:25 AM

A woman stands with an Orthodox icon at a Ukrainian checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukrainian forces attacked the rebel-held city of Slaviansk before dawn on Friday and pro-Russia separatists shot down at least one attack helicopter, killing a pilot, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:20 AM

A pro-Russian separatist stands guard on top of an armoured personnel carrier in the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:19 AM

A pro-Russian separatist stands guard near an armoured personnel carrier in the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:14 AM

A pro-Russian separatist guards a checkpoint as tyres burn in front of him, near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:13 AM

Pro-Russian separatists guard a checkpoint near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Fri, 2 May 2014 08:10 AM

A pro-Russian separatist guards a checkpoint as tyres burn behind him, near the town of Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine May 2, 2014. Ukraine launched a "large-scale operation" to retake the eastern town of Slaviansk, pro-Russian separatists there said on Friday, in an escalation of violence in what has become the worst confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cold War. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)