Replicas of US-supplied rocket launcher systems drew at least 10 Russian Kalibr cruise missiles, reports say
A Himars section chief at a firing range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, US. Ukraine has used the rocket launchers to strike Russian ammunition depots and supply lines.A Himars section chief at a firing range at Fort Stewart, Georgia, US. Ukraine has used the rocket launchers to strike Russian ammunition depots and supply lines.Last modified on Tue 30 Aug 2022 18.20 BST
“When the UAVs see the battery, it’s like a VIP target,” a senior Ukrainian official told the Washington Post newspaper, referring to the Russian drones that spot the long-range artillery replicas, transmitting the location of the dummy targets to its naval cruise missiles. Since the start of the war, Russia has repeatedly boasted that it destroyed many US-made missiles, including the long-range Himars missile systems, claims that the US has described as “patently false”.
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