Residents of Mykolaiv region who will destroy Russian military machines will receive a cash reward of $1,000, Vitaliy Kim, the head of the Mykolaiv regional military administration, said.

"The military machines are moving in three columns, from the direction of Snihurivka, Bashtanka. Our machines are working, our helicopters are shooting at them. We will pay a $1,000 reward for the burned machines," Kim said in a video message published on Telegram.

Later, he clarified that military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was moving around Mykolaiv and asked the citizens not to interfere with the military.

"There is a lot of equipment moving in the city, all of ours. Don't interfere! And don't shoot," Kim emphasized.