The aircraft was reportedly hit after offloading soldiers at a military base.
Sloviansk has seen fierce fighting between separatists and government forces in recent weeks.
President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to tackle the uprising in eastern Ukraine, saying he would deal firmly with "bandits" and "murderers".
There has been an upsurge in the conflict since Mr Poroshenko's election on Sunday. The rebels say they lost up to 100 fighters when they tried to seize Donetsk airport on Monday.
Since then further clashes have been reported in several areas - including Sloviansk where pro-Russia militiamen are holding four international monitors.
The four members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation were seized on Monday.
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