MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian army’s integrated command post in the Zaporozhye area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"An integrated command post of the Ukrainian army’s 10th army corps was destroyed near the settlement of Volnoandreyevka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said in a statement.

"A radar station of an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed near the settlement of Artsiz in the Odessa Region. Near the settlement of Serebryanka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, command posts of the Ukrainian army’s 67th mechanized brigade and the National Guard’s 31st brigade were eliminated," the ministry specified.

Russian forces repel two Ukrainian attacks in Kupyansk area over past day

Russian forces repelled two Ukrainian army attacks in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, two attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 54th mechanized brigade were repelled by active operations of units from the western battlegroup with the support of aircraft and artillery fire near the settlement of Timkovka in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

In areas near the settlements of Zagoruikovka in the Kharkov Region, Novoyegorovka and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Russian forces inflicted damage on amassed manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 38th mechanized and 68th jaeger brigades, destroying as many as 30 enemy troops, two armored combat vehicles and three motor vehicles, it said.

"In counter-battery fire, the following targets were destroyed: a US-made M114 howitzer, an Msta-B howitzer, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-44 field gun," the ministry reported.

Russian forces eliminate 60 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian army units in the Krasny Liman area, eliminating roughly 60 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, units of the battlegroup Center, army aircraft strikes and artillery fire inflicted damage on amassed manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 67th mechanized brigade and 125th territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Yampolovka and Serebryanka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The enemy’s losses in the Krasny Liman direction over the past 24 hours amounted to "60 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks," the ministry specified.

Russian forces destroy 235 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces destroyed roughly 235 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, units of the southern battlegroup capitalizing on air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower fires inflicted damage on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 22nd, 54th and 93rd mechanized and 79th air assault brigades near the settlements of Maryinka, Kleshcheyevka, Andreyevka and Spornoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The enemy’s losses in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 235 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles and four motor vehicles. In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian Msta-B howitzer, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-30 artillery gun, the ministry specified.

Russian forces eliminate 145 Ukrainian troops in south Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces struck four Ukrainian army brigades in the south Donetsk area, eliminating roughly 145 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the battlegroup East in interaction with army aircraft and artillery inflicted damage by firepower on the personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 79th air assault, 58th motorized infantry, 105th and 128th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Staromayorskoye and Urozhainoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Priyutnoye in the Zaporozhye Region. The enemy’s losses totaled as many as 145 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and seven motor vehicles," the ministry said.

In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery gun, a UK-made FH70 howitzer and a D-20 howitzer. In addition, they obliterated an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 127th territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Bogatyr in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry reported.

Russian forces repulse three Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area over past day

Russian forces repulsed three Ukrainian army attacks in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian battlegroup, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower fires repulsed three attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 33rd, 65th and 118th mechanized brigades near the settlements of Rabotino and Novoprokopovka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.

The enemy’s losses in the Zaporozhye direction over the past 24 hours amounted to "80 personnel, three tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, three armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, an M109 self-propelled artillery gun and an M146 field gun of US manufacture, the ministry specified.

Russian forces destroy 30 Ukrainian troops, US-made artillery gun in Kherson area

Russian forces destroyed roughly 30 Ukrainian troops and a US-made artillery system in the Kherson area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kherson direction, as many as 30 troops and four motor vehicles were destroyed as a result of damage inflicted on the Ukrainian army by firepower," the ministry said.

In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 artillery system, an Msta-B howitzer and a Gvozdika motorized artillery gun of the Ukrainian army, the ministry specified.

Russian air defenses down five Ukrainian warplanes over past day

Russian air defense forces shot down five Ukrainian combat planes over the past day, the ministry reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities shot down five Ukrainian Air Force planes, among them a Su-27 [fighter jet] near the settlement of Kamenka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, two MiG-29s [fighter jets] near the settlement of Preobrazhenka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the city of Krivoi Rog in the Dnepropetrovsk Region and also two Su-25s [ground attack aircraft] near the city of Pavlograd in the Dnepropetrovsk Region and the settlement of Tokarevka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses intercept 11 HIMARS rockets, 2 JDAM smart bombs over past day

Russian air defense forces intercepted 11 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, two American JDAM smart bombs and destroyed 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities intercepted 11 HIMARS rockets and two JDAM guided air bombs of US manufacture. In addition, they destroyed 31 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Tavolzhanka and Kotlyarovka in the Kharkov Region, Nyrkovo in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Novaya Kamenka and Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Tarasovka and Samoilovka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.

During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 134 areas, the ministry said.