Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia had destroyed six American HIMARS missile systems since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Interfax reported with reference to Reuters.
As early as Monday, Russia announced that it had destroyed two more US HIMARS systems, but the Ukrainian military denied this and mocked Moscow, commenting that they were M1152 HMMWV military medical vehicles.
#Ukraine: Pro-Russian channels are circulating these images purporting to have destroyed a HIMARS launcher – it’s actually a Ukrainian M1152 HMMWV ambulance. pic.twitter.com/fvmnAswVv5
— uD83CuDDFAuD83CuDDE6 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 1, 2022
Shoigu said Russia also destroyed five Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers and 33 M777 howitzers after Moscow deployed tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24.
Reuters could not verify the authenticity of the information.
Ukrainian officials said the military uses 12 HIMARS systems, whose accuracy and long range have allowed Kyiv to reduce Russia’s artillery superiority.
On Monday, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov announced that 4 more American HIMARS missile systems had arrived in Ukraine.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine also announced on Twitter that new weapons had arrived from Germany. This is the third MARS II salvo launch system.
Source: Hot News RU
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