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A Russian pinpoint airstrike destroyed yet another American-made M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers of Kiev forces in the Sumy region, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on August 28.
In a statement, the ministry said that the airstrike hit a hangar in the settlement of Kondratovka where the HIMARS was hidden. The launcher was destroyed along with six packs of rockets, a transport-loading vehicle and an escort vehicle, it added.
The ministry noted that video footage of the airstrike showed “bursts, ammunition detonation and fire in the hangar with the HIMARS.”
The United States has supplied Kiev forces with at least 39 HIMARS launchers since the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine. Germany promised to buy three more for Kiev forces earlier this year.
These 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. In addition, Russian air defense and electronic warfare means have significantly reduced the effectiveness of the system.
Kiev forces deployed many of its remaining HIMARS launchers to Sumy earlier this month to support its ongoing attack on the Russian region of Kursk. This turned out to be a chance for the Russian military to wipe out whatever was left of these systems. Several launchers were destroyed in the last few weeks.
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when will russia deploy bigger drones that can hold a bigger payload? good for patrolling and monitor the skies and annihilate the enemies when spotted?
i’m waiting for russia to drop a emp above western ukraine
remember “bayraktar”, ~70 lost in few months, after that rural nazis preferred to use it for optical recon from big distance, because any slow uav, a plane or a helicopter is easy target for aad. there are some examples when our uavs are flying over airfields. this is because nazis have obsolete aad units mainly and lack of modern ones, but they still able to spot and hit medium (male class) and bigger uavs. may be stealthy s-70 could hit rear positions, but no guarantee.
wiyh nato on the ground the ukrozz wouldb be back at kyiv in a month despite of the dead mentall speach by the volodolf zelinsker and their parrots 2 weeks they took kursk lol ukrainian the neo nazis from uhe 21
another bad day for stupo von sawyer
wiyh nato on the ground the ukrozz wouldb be back at kyiv in a month despite of the dead mentall speach by the volodolf and their parrots 2 weeks they took kursk lol ukrainian the neo nazis from uhe 21
wiyh nato on the ground the orcs wouldb be at moscow in a month despite of the dead mentall speach by the kremlin and their parrots
2 weeks they took kiev lol
russian the neo nazis from uhe 21
can’t wait for the war to finally come to your doorstep or your government to put you in the trench so you can experience firsthand what it means to be a pawn in the hands of the globalists whose boot you love to lick by posting your nonsense on sf. get ready and tell your mom you love her you probably won’t make it back home to your basement.
the last target capital nato was at was kabul. how’d that work out?
the satanic eugenicists of the wef and their criminal military organization of murderers is going to continue their push for war because they hate this beautiful earth which is gods creation. may they end up in hades in eternal unhappiness and suffering for their actions. the nazarene warned them.
wiyh nato on the ground the ukrozz wouldb be back at kyiv in a month despite of the dead mentall speach by the volodolf zelinsker and their parrots 2 weeks they took kursk lol ukrainian the neo nazis from uhe 21
great job, keep going
it’s always a joy to see overpriced ‘us’ weapons burning on the battlefields,lol.
nazis can’t hide anything from russian geospatial nexgen mil sat surveillance, these fuckers don’t have a clue. the kursk trap got the mostly sf nato troops in a cauldron and are being systematically eliminated.
southfront, you’re supposed to be keeping count, not guessing. this is, i think the 7th himars destroyed, if not more.