Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian Ka-52 helicopter in Kherson region

The Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopter in the Kherson region.

Ukraine's Air Command South said this in a post on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"Another hostile Ka-52 attack helicopter was shot down in the Kherson region," the report said.

In addition, the air defense forces of the Air Command South destroyed ten missiles over the Mykolaiv region and two over the Odesa region.

Earlier reports said that Ukraine's air defense forces early on Monday shot down 44 out of more than 50 hostile missiles during a Russian missile attack on critical infrastructure in Ukraine.