Ukrainian Defense Forces hit a Russian firing range near Donetsk

17 September, 2024 Illustrative photo of Ukrainian M142 HIMARS. Photo credits: AFU StratCom Ukrainian defenders have struck a training ground with Russian invaders near Donetsk.

Vot Chto Telegram channel published the video that allegedly captured the consequences of a strike with HIMARS or M270 rockets. It is not clear when exactly the attack on the invaders took place, only that it allegedly occurred in September 2024 during training. The training ground is located near the Donetsk ring road near the temporarily occupied city, about 25 kilometers from the front line.

"Dozens of dead" are reported - about 50 invaders, but this information has not yet been confirmed. It is alleged that the range was allegedly hit by cluster munitions from HIMARS. However, it could also have been GMLRS shrapnel rockets, which the Ukrainian military often uses to hit enemy targets from US rocket systems.

Eliminated invaders and damaged equipment of the invaders near Donetsk.

September 2024. Footage from the video of the Vot Chto Telegram channel

The short video captures the bodies of the dead Russian invaders - about ten of them. The video also shows damaged cars and a motorcycle.

The report notes that the Russians complain that the strikes on this training ground take place regularly, but the Russian command does not pay attention to this. At the end of August, the Ukrainian military also struck with GMLRS shrapnel rockets at a cluster of Russian invaders at a training ground in eastern Ukraine.

Fire on the invaders was adjusted with the help of a Ukrainian Shark reconnaissance drone. Thanks to the aerial detonation of rockets, it was possible to cover a large area of the training ground with preformed fragments. A KamAZ army truck and a group of infantry were hit.

Presumably, the truck of the Russian military was completely destroyed by a close explosion of the warhead of a rocket projectile.