GENICHESK, May 3. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian howitzer and a mortar in the Kherson area over the past day, a spokesman for the regional emergency services reported on Wednesday.

"At night, artillery fire near the settlement of Ivanovka destroyed a 120mm mortar team and associated ammunition. Yesterday, artillery fire near the settlement of Antonovka destroyed a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya howitzer," the spokesman said.

The artillery strikes killed ten Ukrainian soldiers and wounded another two, the spokesman said.