GENICHESK, April 9. /TASS/. The Russian armed forces destroyed Ukrainian howitzers 2S1 Gvozdika and 2S3 Akatsiya on the right bank of the Kherson region, local emergency services told reporters.

"A 2C1 Gvozdika howitzer with ammunition was destroyed at night in the area of the Kizomys settlement, resulting in the deaths of five Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers. Yesterday, a 2C3 Akatsiya howitzer with ammunition was destroyed in the Daryevka area, killing five Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel," the emergency services said.

The Russian Armed Forces destroyed five vehicles and a 120 mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kherson region on Saturday, according to emergency services.