Occupiers state that they have destroyed two HIMARS MLRS. Ukrainian military denies this
IRYNA BALACHUK – WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY 2022, 12:37
The Ministry of Defence of Russia claims that Russian forces have destroyed two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers produced in the USA and two ammunition stores in Ukraine.
Source: The Ministry of Defence of Russia, on Telegram
Details: The occupiers have presented no evidence and no details. Ukraine has not yet commented on this claim.
Ukraine hasn’t commented on this claim yet.
Updated: The Armed Forces of Ukraine have refuted this fake Russian propaganda. The Joint Forces stated that the HIMARS MLRS are constantly inflicting a devastating blow on strategically important points of the enemy, which is leading to colossal losses among the equipment, personnel and support of the occupying forces.
For the record: The Ministry of Defence of Russia has often got caught in a lie. Investigative journalists estimate that according to the reports of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, the occupiers have destroyed 39 thousand "areas with large concentrations of manpower and military equipment" and "strongholds" of the Ukrainian forces, thus allegedly eliminating 40 thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
It has also been revealed that the Russian army has "destroyed" more planes, tanks, armoured vehicles and drones than there could have been in Ukraine even with shipments from other countries.
Background:
- On 23 June, Oleksii Reznikov, the Minister of Defence of Ukraine, reported that the first shipment of HIMARS rocket launchers has arrived in Ukraine.
- Later, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, the General Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, showed M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket sysstems in action.
- At the beginning of July, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed how HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems are used to attack the occupiers’ positions in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
