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Russian Iskander Strike Takes Out Two US-Made HIMARS and Ammo in Sumy

Russian troops destroyed two US-made HIMARS launchers in Ukraine’s Sumy region with an Iskander missile strike, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Sputnik
"Two HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and their accompanying munitions were destroyed by a strike from an Iskander operational-tactical missile system in the Sumy region," the ministry's briefing stated.
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It was also noted that operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, and artillery of Russian Armed Forces groupings targeted warehouses containing rocket and artillery weapons, ammunition, and fuel; facilities producing strike drones; drone storage sites; and temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
"Air defense systems shot down 169 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry added.
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