Russia Destroys HIMARS System in Eastern Ukraine

(MENAFN) A Russian Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile has eliminated a US-produced HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, according to official statements, accompanied by aerial footage of the strike.

Reports say the attack resulted in the deaths of up to ten Ukrainian soldiers.

Since fighting intensified in 2022, Ukrainian forces have repeatedly launched missile attacks into Russian territory using Western-supplied weapons, including the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System. These strikes have often been aimed at infrastructure and residential areas, resulting in civilian casualties.

In a separate operation, another Iskander-M unit reportedly destroyed a Soviet-era S-300 air defense system operated by Ukrainian forces in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, including its radar equipment and personnel.

According to a daily military briefing, units from the Sever (North) group also neutralized two artillery pieces and five supply depots, with losses estimated at up to 250 Ukrainian troops along positions in the Sumy and Kharkov Regions.

Elsewhere in the Kharkov Region and in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, Ukrainian forces reportedly lost a tank, five armored vehicles, two artillery guns, dozens of vehicles, and more than 300 personnel.

Additional strikes were reported in the Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk Regions, where one Soviet-era Grad multiple launch rocket system, an artillery gun, and a logistics depot were destroyed. Casualties in those areas were estimated at around 320 Ukrainian troops.

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