Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to
punish "bandits" after pro-Russian rebels shot down an army
helicopter, killing 12.
"These criminal acts of the enemies of the Ukrainian
people will not go unpunished," he was quoted as saying by the Unian news
agency.
The helicopter was shot down near the eastern city of
Sloviansk. An
army general was among those killed.
Sloviansk has seen fierce fighting between the rebels and
Ukraine's army.
Russia has reiterated calls for Ukraine to stop its military
campaign against the pro-Moscow rebels and "start a real national
dialogue".
In a separate development, Ukraine, Russia and the EU are
due to open a new round of talks in Berlin on resolving a growing dispute over
Moscow's gas supplies to Kiev.
Russia's Gazprom has threatened to cut off gas supplies to
Ukraine if it fails to pay its huge debt.
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