The U.S. reacted to claims of HIMARS "destruction" and says the Russians are "trying to adapt" to U.S. system strikes
Russia continues to assure that it destroyed one transport-loading vehicle and four HIMARS launchers between July 5 and 20, 2022. The U.S. once again refuted this fake and stressed that the information published by the Russian Ministry of Defense does not correspond to reality (but this is already a common practice).
What about HIMARS?
A senior U.S. military official told reporters that info about destruction of four HIMARS by Russian troops is false.
"As of the morning of July 22, according to our conversations with the Ukrainians, this is not true, so all the HIMARS continue to be a thorn in the side for the Russians."
Also, he said, the U.S. is seeing "signs" that Russian troops are "trying to adjust to the impact the HIMARS are having" on the battlefield.
"The Ukrainians have focused a lot of effort on Russian command and control, their logistical areas to include all kinds of supplies, particularly ammunition, so as a result the Russians are trying to mitigate through a number of means, such as camouflage, movement, change of deployment."
When asked how effective these methods are, the military spokesman added: "I can't tell you what level of effect they have, but it doesn't seem to be very good."
Source: CNN
For those who want to know more:
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- The U.S. will not give Ukraine ATACMS ballistic missiles with a range of 300 km, so as not to lead to World War III
- Together with 580 Phoenix Ghost drones, Ukraine will receive five HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems
- The U.S. sends 580 Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drones to Ukraine - a Switchblade counterpart designed specifically for the AFU
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