GENICHESK, May 2. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian motorized artillery gun and a mortar in the Kherson area over the past day, a spokesman for the regional emergency services reported on Tuesday.

"At night, artillery fire near the settlement of Dneprovskoye destroyed a 120mm [mortar] with ammunition and the mortar team. Yesterday, artillery fire near the settlement of Antonovka destroyed a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun," the spokesman said.

The Russian artillery strikes killed eight and wounded four Ukrainian soldiers, the spokesman said.