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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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