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Russia claimed to have destroyed six units of the missile system HIMARS since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. Homemade HIMARS missile system United States of America (US) was sent specifically to help Ukrainian troops fight Russian invasion.
As reported ReutersTuesday (2/8/2022), the claim was submitted by the Minister of Defense (Menhan) of Russia Sergei Shoigu in the latest statement on Tuesday (2/8) local time quoted by the news agency Interfax.
In his statement, Shoigu also said Russian forces had destroyed five units of the Harpoon anti-ship missile launch system and 33 artillery M777 howitzers since Moscow deployed tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine on February 24.
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Reuters could not independently verify the Russian claims.
There has been no official response from the Ukrainian authorities or military to Shoigu’s statement.
Ukrainian officials previously said its forces operate up to a dozen HIMARS missile systems, the accuracy and long-range range of which has allowed Kiev to reduce Russia’s artillery advantage.
In a statement via his Telegram channel on Monday (1/8) local time, as reported by the Russian news agency, TASSUkrainian Defense Minister Alexey Reznikov announced that four additional units of the HIMARS missile system had been delivered to Ukraine from the US.
“Four HIMARS launchers have arrived in Ukraine. I am very grateful to US President Joe Biden,” Reznikov wrote in a statement.
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