Mykolaiv defenders shoot down three helicopters

Defenders of Mykolaiv have shot down three Russian helicopters.

The head of the regional military administration, Vitaliy Kim, announced this in his Telegram channel, Ukrinform reports.

"Three enemy helicopters have already been shot down," Kim said.

Earlier reports said that in the morning on Saturday, Russian tanks were moving towards the Kulbakinsky airport in Mykolaiv.

On February 24, the head of the aggressor state, Vladimir Putin, declared war on Ukraine.