A pair of multiple rocket launchers were targeted with long-range high-precision strikes
The Russian Defense Ministry has released drone footage of missile strikes on HIMARS launchers supplied to Ukraine by the US. Earlier on Thursday, the ministry said two launchers had been destroyed in the past 24 hours.
The multiple rocket launcher systems were spotted by a surveillance drone while heading for a wooded area, the ministry said.
The location appears to be close to some new Ukrainian defensive positions, with freshly dug trenches visible near the road.
The HIMARS launchers were tracked to their positions in the woods, and both were targeted using high-precision munitions. The military said both launchers had been destroyed in the strikes.
While the Defense Ministry did not provide any further information on the strikes, media reports claimed that the two launchers had been detected in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, which has for months been a …