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M777 howitzer, archival photo
Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military has destroyed 33 American-made M777 howitzers, five launchers of the Harpoon anti-ship missile system, as well as six launchers and over 200 HIMARS MLRS missiles, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
“Total As a result of strikes by Russian troops on military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 33 American M777 howitzers and five launchers of the Harpoon anti-ship missile system were destroyed. As well as six launchers and more than 200 missiles of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS,— said Shoigu.
In addition, according to the minister, over the past two weeks, the Armed Forces of Ukraine “have lost 396 Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missile systems, 125 Stinger-type man-portable air defense systems.”
Shoigu once again noted that “uncontrolled” arms supplies to Ukraine threaten the security of the entire region.
At the request of Roskomnadzor, RBC provides data on the details of the military operation in Ukraine based on information from Russian official sources.
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The US authorities approved the supply of HIMARS MLRS and ammunition to Ukraine in early June, and then the Pentagon promised to transfer the necessary intelligence to the Armed Forces for strikes.
By the end of July, Kyiv received 12 such systems. “This is part of more than 20 [installations] that the US and our allies have pledged to hand over. We have also trained 200 Ukrainians in the use of HIMARS and training for more continues,— said General Mark Milli, Chairman of the US Chiefs of Staff Committee.
At the end of June, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhny said that HIMARS were already being used in Donbass. The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Vadym Skibitsky, did not rule out the use of HIMARS against Russian targets in Crimea.
Moscow has repeatedly criticized the supply of weapons to Ukraine by Western countries. President Vladimir Putin pointed out that in this way the West intends to “delay as far as possible” conflict. At the same time, the Kremlin said that the weapons supplied to Ukraine were not enough to prevent Russia from achieving its goals during the special operation.
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