LONDON—Russia’s defense ministry said on Friday its forces had destroyed four U.S.–supplied high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) between July 5–20.
“Four launchers and one reloading vehicle for the U.S.-made multiple launch rocket systems (HIMARS) were destroyed,” it said in a daily briefing.
Reuters could not verify battlefield reports.
Kyiv has hailed the arrival of eight HIMARS in Ukraine as a possible gamechanger for the course of the war. The advanced weapons are more precise and offer a longer range than other artillery systems, allowing Kyiv to strike Russian targets and weapons depots further behind the front lines….