Russian jet shot down near Mykolaiv, pilot captured

A Russian jet was shot down near Mykolaiv, a pilot was captured, the head of the Mykolaiv Regional State Administration, Vitaliy Kim, said, Report informs citing UNIAN.

He posted two videos, one showing the downed plane on fire and the other showing the captured pilot.

The pilot said that he was from the Far East, and his military unit was in Crimea.

Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian marines shot down four Russian helicopters in the Mykolaiv region.