The Russian Federation Defense Ministry stated that the Russian Armed Forces destroyed the MLRS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) at a position near Novotroitsky using the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system (OTRK). This was reported by TASS.
The ministry stressed that in addition to the universal MLRS launcher, an escort vehicle and up to 15 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were destroyed in the missile strike.
Prior to this, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation statedThe Russian military reportedly destroyed the ST68 mobile radar station for detecting low-altitude targets and a drone production workshop during the conflict in Ukraine.
According to the ministry, the combat mission was carried out by teams of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Armed Forces. They were supported by rocket units and artillery.
The Russian Defense Ministry also reported on the operation of its air defense systems. Over the past 24 hours, defense equipment dropped 15 shells from American-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and three Hammer aerial bombs supplied to Ukraine by France.
Previously, soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed HIMARS MLRS in the Nikolaev region of Ukraine.