That's according to the Operational Command South report on its official page Facebook.
In southern Ukraine, on May 26, Russian occupiers also tried to launch an air strike on Ukrainian positions using a helicopter but Ukraine's Armed Forces forced the enemy to retreat.
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"The enemy was trying to launch an air strike on our positions using a Mi-24 helicopter. Thanks to the expediently organized defense and the effective use of appropriate weapons, the enemy pilot, turning away from the strike, hastily withdrew without using weapons," the statement said.
The command did not disclose in what way the Ukrainian Armed Forces forced the enemy to retreat as the occupiers may repeat such attacks in the future.
"We still have something to surprise the ruscists," the Operational Command South said.
According to the report, as a result of Russia's shelling of the Mykolaiv region in the past day, 14 civilians were wounded and a woman was killed. Most shells were fired at the Mykolaiv and Bashtanka districts.
As Defense Express reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have destroyed almost 90 Russian invaders, also destroying a helicopter and two enemy mortars in the Operational and Tactical Group East area of responsibility on Thursday, May 26.
Find more details on the theme in a publication by Defense Express:
Russian Invaders Eliminated, Armored Vehicles Get Destroyed in the Operational and Tactical Group East Area of Responsibility
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