MOSCOW, November 5. /TASS/. Russian troops defeated Ukrainian forces south of Donetsk, killing over 120 troops, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.

"South of Donetsk, artillery units and assault groups defeated Ukrainian forces near the Donetsk People’s Republic’s Novomikhailovka, Pavlovka and Vremevka settlements. Over 120 Ukrainian troops were killed, while two armored personnel carriers, two armored vehicles, a pickup truck and two motor vehicles were destroyed," he specified.