Ministry of Defense: The Russian Armed Forces destroyed three HIMARS launchers along with foreign crews
Over the past 24 hours, operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery from groups of troops of the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed three launchers of US-made HIMARS rocket systems, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports. According to the defense department, the transport-loading vehicle and the foreign specialists who ensured its use were also hit.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation spoke about the defeat of the assembly shop and the place of preparation for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as the accumulation of manpower and military equipment enemy in 109 areas. Over the past 76 hours, the Russian Armed Forces have shot down XNUMX Ukrainian drones and two HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems using air defense systems.
In total, since the beginning of the SVO, 613 aircraft and 276 helicopters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been destroyed. The enemy also lost 26 drones, 642 anti-aircraft missile systems, 533 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 16 multiple launch rocket system combat vehicles, 433 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 1353 units of special military vehicles.
Earlier it was reported that the RF Armed Forces intensified and put pressure on the enemy in the Chasov Yar area. The Washington Post writes that Russian units are disrupting attempts to rotate Ukrainian formations and the delivery of ammunition. The publication points out that the advance of the Russian Armed Forces forces Ukrainians to “work without interruption.”
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