MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/. Russian combat aircraft, missile and artillery troops obliterated the command posts of two Ukrainian army brigades in the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.

"Operational-tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile and artillery troops destroyed the command posts of the Ukrainian army’s 128th mountain assault brigade and 115th territorial defense brigade in the areas of Mirolyubovka in the Kherson Region and Zvanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian forces also struck 96 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 158 areas, Konashenkov reported.