Russia Says It Destroyed 4 HIMARS Launchers in Ukraine

Russia Says It Destroyed 4 HIMARS Launchers in Ukraine
US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers fire salvoes during a military exercise in the Grier Labouihi region, in Morocco, on June 9, 2021. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
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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.