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OCTOBER 2024

Russian Military Hunting For HIMARS/M270 And ATACMS

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Russian Military Hunting For HIMARS/M270 And ATACMS

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Written by Drago Bosnic, independent geopolitical and military analyst

On June 23, Russia was hit by a series of very well-coordinated terrorist attacks by NATO, the Neo-Nazi junta and Islamic radicals. The combined death toll was nearly 30 people. And while NATO-controlled extremist ideologies such as Islamic radicalism and ultra-liberalism/wokeism can be extremely damaging to societies at large, the world’s most aggressive racketeering cartel often directly engages in terrorist activities.

Whether it’s NATO’s direct and indirect aggression against the world or “occasional strikes” within the framework of the vaunted (neo)colonialist “rules-based world order“, the belligerent alliance is always on the lookout for new victims and plunder. However, in the last two and a half years, it has become far more aggressive than ever before, poking the Bear and trying to push Russia into a direct confrontation. All this has brought the world to the brink of thermonuclear annihilation.

Attempting to avoid this scenario, Moscow kept its cool even in moments of almost universal public anger and cries for retaliation. However, things changed dramatically after June 23. Whether the date was chosen by NATO to nearly coincide with the beginning of “Barbarossa” (June 22) is unclear, but its symbolism cannot be ignored. The political West has demonstrated time and again that it’s the virtual heir to Nazi Germany and much of the same actions and policies that Berlin used 80 years ago are now being recycled by NATO. This was a step too far for the Kremlin and it reacted. Since the terrorist attack on Sevastopol, the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) were instructed to start suppressing or even downing US/NATO ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) assets over the Black Sea to ensure these cannot help the Neo-Nazi junta target Russian civilians.

Ever since, the world’s most aggressive racketeering cartel hasn’t dared fly close to Crimea, mostly limiting its activities to airspace over NATO-occupied Romania. However, the Russian military realized it needs to do even more to ensure the safety of its people. While detecting and targeting NATO-sourced weapons was always a priority for Moscow, as evidenced by regular updates on the destruction of various assets, particularly the overhyped HIMARS, June 23 was a turning point. Thus, a more intense hunt for HIMARS, M270/MARS and ATACMS started. By June 27, at least two launchers were destroyed by an “Iskander-M” SRBM (short-range ballistic missile). The HIMARS and M270 were stored in a warehouse near the settlement of Yasenovoe in the Donetsk oblast (region). On June 27, video footage of the precision strike was posted on various social networks, particularly Telegram.

According to various military sources, at least 20 enemy soldiers were neutralized, composed most likely of mixed NATO crews and the Neo-Nazi junta forces. Apart from the destruction of the system itself, the elimination of personnel capable of operating and maintaining the launchers is a high priority for the Russian military. Another system was detected by a drone while withdrawing to a warehouse near the settlement of Shevchenkove in the Nikolayev oblast. The warehouse was then promptly obliterated by an “Iskander-M”. The video of the precision strike appeared online on June 28, while the after-action reports suggested that the strike neutralized 25 enemy troops. However, the Kiev regime and NATO were given no time to consolidate, as the Russian military continued hunting down their overhyped HIMARS and M270 already the next day. What’s more, the damage was even worse this time.

Namely, according to military sources, another precision strike on the village of Matveyevka in the Zaporozhye oblast resulted in the destruction of a warehouse with various munitions for the HIMARS/M270. The building reportedly housed both rockets and ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles. Another stockpile was hit shortly afterward in the nearby Kamennoye settlement. This forced the Neo-Nazi junta troops to disperse to reduce losses. However, the situation was hardly better. Quite the contrary, it turned out to be even worse. In the last two days alone, reports surfaced about the destruction of seven more HIMARS/M270 systems, including those armed with ATACMS missiles. The destruction of the first three was reported on July 8. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) posted video footage from one of its tactical ISR drones, showing the elimination of the systems in the Kherson oblast.

The precision strike was conducted at night, after the launchers were detected near the village of Klapaya. Minutes later, an “Iskander-M” obliterated the position. The Russian MoD reported that dozens of NATO personnel were eliminated, while it was also suggested that these launchers were among those used in the previously mentioned terrorist attack on a packed beach in Sevastopol. Some unofficial reports also suggest that this Russian night strike thwarted a NATO plan to launch another attack on the Crimean peninsula, as the launchers were loaded precisely with the ATACMS missiles when the “Iskander-M” hit their position. However, this wasn’t the end of it, as on July 9, more footage was posted by the Kremlin’s MoD, with reports showing the destruction of another four HIMARS systems, and once again, the “culprit” was the “Iskander-M”. Two were destroyed in the Zaporozhye and another two in the Kherson oblast.

The latter were detected in Novopetrovka in the Kherson oblast, with the precision strike destroying two launchers, five escort vehicles and neutralizing at least 20 enemy personnel. The enhancement of the Russian military’s tactical and strategic ISR capabilities resulted in the easier detection and destruction of assets such as the HIMARS.

The Kiev regime has had a lot of trouble in this regard, particularly in recent months, as its overhyped NATO-sourced weapons are having trouble going past the world-class Russian electronic warfare (EW) systems, meaning that their lethality has been greatly reduced. At the same time, the aforementioned Russian ISR is making it far riskier to engage in combat with the HIMARS, with or without the ATACMS. The usage of regular guided rockets has become ineffective due to EW, while the usage of larger ATACMS makes it easier to detect and neutralize the launchers.

This sort of catch-22 situation is turning the HIMARS/M270 into yet another overhyped NATO-sourced weapon that can’t really do what its manufacturers are marketing it for, denting its reputation, most of which was the result of NATO propaganda either way. And it should be noted that this certainly isn’t the only Western weapon whose reputation has been tarnished by the Russian military. This was particularly apparent during last year’s much-touted counteroffensive, when NATO-sourced armor was obliterated by Russian drones, attack helicopters and specialized ATGM teams.

More recently, Su-57 next-generation fighter jets, “Tornado-S” MLRS and Russia’s unrivaled hypersonic weapons all proved their combat capabilities against the latest NATO gear. And all this was before the Russian government decided to massively increase investment into the military and also reshuffle the MoD for maximum efficiency.

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Investigator

nato american general anthony w. potts kia in ukraine. nato french general jean-louis georgelin kia in ukraine. nato american general roger cloutier kia in ukraine etc. and counting

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B.F.Finlayson

‘the us army’s multi-domain task force plans to deploy tomahawk cruise, sm-6 sam and hypersonic missiles in germany beginning in 2026.’ (sputnik 11/07/24)

and so usa-nato pushes the idiotic eu still further towards inevitable conflict, quite undeterred by empty rf rhetoric and clearly not bothered by whatever rf’s reaction might be.

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B.F.Finlayson

and here’s rf’s ‘terrifying’ (ha ha) response: “the nature of our reaction will be determined in a calm, professional manner. the military have already begun working on the issue. we will, of course, analyze which specific systems will be discussed…we will determine a military response to this new threat,” rf deputy fm ryabkov told reporters. just another tepid rf statement, so we can expect still more us-nato escalation soon. pathetic.

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Liberal

putin is voldermort, zelenski is harry potter. putin is darth vader, zelenski is obi-wan. putin is thanos, zelenski is ironman. putin is sauron, zelenski is gandalf. putin is lex luthor, zelenski is superman. putin is tom, zelenski is jerry. putin is coyote, zelenski is roadrunner. putin is plankton, zelenski is spongebob. putin is mojo jojo, zelenski is the powerpuff girls. putin a ghost, zelenski is scooby-doo. putin is judas, zelenski is jesus.

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Armit

isn’t putin the nazi? and zelensky just a democratic elected person defending ukraine against the source of nazism which is russia?

Антон

strange question. and what do you personally think?

Dead Serious

balderdash

apache

huh? research how this clusterfuck got started.

croaked amerikunt cumdrop

isn’t your glue addiction consistent w your lgbt values?

mis dos centavos

lol…what an armpit of malodorous melanotic malignancy you are.

Giacomo Spadolini

putin is a realist, zelensky is an actor! – basta!

Dead Serious

an actor in a greek tragicomedy. basta cosi.

mis dos centavos

some call it the tragicomedy for the new american century, a full spectrum disaster.

“we create historic disasters and you will diligently study them, and as you study them, we will have moved on, creating new disasters for you to study and behold.” ….karl wove, weaver of tangled webs worldwide.

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Антон

ha-ha-ha, all is true! and biden is the fuhrer of the free world as “frankfurter allgemeine” wrote recently. they really used the word “fuhrer”! one folk, one reich, one biden! vk.com/wall-11253687_1877448

what could i say as antifascist? biden kaput, ha-ha-ha!

Armit

can’t russia defend themselves like real men?

Dead Serious

why don’t you give them a lesson or two. show ’em who’s boss. lol

Dead Serious

the first f-16 sacrificial scams are on their way.

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apache

the nazis are dead, they just don’t know it yet

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mis dos centavos

zelensky himself, a dead clown walking, with his own opera to come: pagliaci e morto, viva la liberta!

Callo

how much himars / mlrs were destroyed so far or has everybody to add them oneselves?

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Charlie Chan

“russian military hunting for himars/m270 and atacms”

meanwhile, the us is run by a zombie whose son is hunting for parmesan cheese in the rug for half his life and for twenty buck hookers the other half.

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Drago Kurton

we serfs alzou partisipates in zis firezworkares gainst russans who we only falsly love.

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