MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. Russian troops repelled five attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

"The Russian group of troops, with air strikes and artillery fire, repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 33rd, 65th and 118th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces the Zaporozhye direction, and also inflicted fire damage on a unit of the 82nd air assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement in the Zaporozhye region. Up to 30 military personnel, 6 armored combat vehicles, 3 cars were destroyed, and a US-made M777 artillery system was also damaged," the ministry said.