HIMARS strikes at Russian military formation in Zaporizhzhia

17 November, 2024 M142 HIMARS. Photo from open sources An artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a HIMARS strike on a cluster of Russian troops.

The video of the attack was published on the Rotten Cherry Telegram channel. Artillerymen of the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade, who aimed the rocket system at the coordinates received from a reconnaissance drone, performed the strike. An aerial reconnaissance drone of the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade transmitted the coordinates for adjusting the fire.

The first strike of three HIMARS missiles hit a group of Russian soldiers, which consisted of about 30-40 men.

After the missiles reached the target, none of the soldiers showed signs of life. According to the original source of the video, the total Russian losses as a result of this strike came up to over 20 dead. The second strike took place during the evacuation of the wounded and the collection of the bodies of the dead Russian military.

The enemy used one truck, five civilian vehicles, and an evacuation team for the evacuation. The strike was caused by a cluster munition, which hit the evacuation group along with the vehicles.

The site of a HIMARS attack on a concentration of Russian infantry. Photo: Google Maps

The incident occurred near the village of Tavria, Vasylivka district, Zaporizhzhia region. Coordinates of the impact site: 47.35176009440257, 35.54769932768806.

Militarnyi previously reported that in September 2024, Ukrainian defenders struck a training ground with the Russian invaders near Donetsk.

This 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, namely about 50 invaders, but this information is unconfirmed.