Ukraine's military destroys Russian troops, equipment in the south on Oct. 5

Ukraine's Operational Command "South" reported that Ukrainian forces killed 31 Russian troops and destroyed more than 40 pieces of equipment including eight tanks, 26 armored vehicles, a Msta-B howitzer and a howitzer gun. The Ukrainian Armed Forces also downed Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters in Kostromka and Bruskinskyi districts of Kherson Oblast.