Ukrainian Forces shot down a Russian Helicopter in the air, near it’s capital city Kyiv.

Ukraine’s military said Saturday it had repulsed a Russian assault on one of capital city Kyiv’s primary roads.

Russia “assaulted one of the tactical units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv. The assault was shocked,” Ukraine’s military said on its confirmed Facebook page, without determining where precisely the incident occurred.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An AFP writer said there were clearly blasts heard in focal Kyiv almost immediately on Saturday.

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In a different post, the military said “weighty battling” was in progress in the town of Vasylkiv south of Kyiv, adding that Russia was “attempting to land paratroopers”.

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The military likewise said it had shot down five Russian helicopters and SU-25 airplanes at around 12 AM on Saturday, and posted that an IL-76 military vehicle plane had been obliterated.

The assertion didn’t say the number of individuals were locally available.

There has been no affirmation of the losses from Russia’s protection service.

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