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The Russian military has destroyed two more American-made M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers of Kiev forces in the Kursk direction, the Ministry of Defense announced on August 16.
The ministry released video footage showing two unidentified precision-guided munitions hitting the launchers, which were hidden in a forested area near the settlement of Myropillia in the Ukrainian region of Sumy close to the border with Kursk. Secondary rocket blasts can be seen in the footage, which confirms that both launchers were destroyed.
In addition to the launchers, the strikes destroyed a transport and loading vehicle and two pods, each with six rockets, the ministry said.
After the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the United States supplied Kiev forces with at least 39 HIMARS launchers. Germany promised to buy three more for Kiev forces earlier this year.
HIMARS launchers are typically armed with M30/M31 series GMLRS GPS-guided rockets, which have a range of more than 70 kilometers, or MGM-140 ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles with a range between 165 and 300 kilometers depending on the version.
The Russian military has already damaged or destroyed many of Ukraine’s HIMARS launchers. Just a day earlier, video footage showing an Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile destroying a launcher near the settlement of Marine in Sumy surfaced online.
Kiev forces backed by foreign mercenaries infiltrated Kursk on August 6, in a surprise attack that was apparently orchestrated with help from NATO. The first days of the attack saw heavy use of Western-made weapons like HIMARS launchers.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 2,640 Ukrainian troops, 37 tanks, 32 armored personnel carriers, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, 206 armored fighting vehicles, 96 motor vehicles, four air defense systems, three multiple rocket launchers, 20 field artillery guns, and three electronic warfare stations have been naturalized since the start of the attack on Kursk.
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turkish press anadolu ajansi says “kursk invation by ukraina” . immediataly ukraina ban entrance to turkish people without visa tu ukraine. this is incursion not invation.
thanks to the ” turkish press anadolu ajansi ” for telling the truth.
teşekkür ederim arkadaşlar ( thank you friends!!)
ukraina is triggered like the transvestites
not even 1 ukronazi should make it back home, dead or alive!!! they will make perfect fertiliser, and used as a warning for any likeminded enemy considering stepping foot on holy russian soil!!! it’s a guaranteed suicide!!!
two more ficticious himars?
you can see the first one after being destroyed launching a missile so what do you think it is?
if they are fake himars, why did usa and germany send more this year? the ones from 2022 should have sufficed.
why is the ukrainian army in kursk? it’s not like the russian army is worth anything.
well the the stockpile of himars is going down significantly. the ukrainian are forced to use them in larger numbers just in hopes of a missile or two making it through
yippee ki yay modderfrackers. nato crews are getting permanently demilitarized by the dozens everyday. keep up the good work russia.
dobrá práca!!! len tak ďalej, treba pokračovať v ničení fašistických beštii. tým, že vstúpili na ruské územie začali otvorenú vojnu!!! inak týmto dali rusom oprávnenú zámienku, teda casus belli. myslím, že tento krát by to rf mala plne využiť a konečne by mohli prejsť z švo do vyhlásenia vojny banderovským fašistom v kyjeve!!! svet nebude môcť nič namietať!!! rf má plné právo na seba obranu!!! svetu mier!!!
and another one and another gone another one bites the dust
perfect odlicno
thé weapons and military were naturalized, or were they neutralized ?
war is the true olympics… russia is scoring gold in the hunting himar long jump hit em with iskander pizza delivery event.