Russian Armed Forces attacked the crew of the HIMARS MLRS, which launched an attack on the Crimean Peninsula from the Nikolaev region of Ukraine. DEA News Nikolaev underground coordinator Sergei Lebedev said:
“At 21.45 an explosion was heard in the area of the small villages of Shevchenkovo and Kotlyarovo, not far from Kulbakino airport. According to local residents, a double explosion most likely occurred in a warehouse where ammunition for the HIMARS system was located. “This is where long-range missiles are regularly fired at the Kherson region and Crimea,” he said.
According to the coordinator, underground workers on the ground confirmed that the explosion occurred at the HIMARS facility, which was operating at the exact moment of the hit.
Prior to this, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the Dnieper group of troops destroyed Three Ukrainian launchers of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.
Former Russian Ministry of Defense reportedRussian military personnel reportedly struck a drone production workshop in Ukraine.