Russia says it shot down 19 HIMARS missiles, destroyed vehicles

Reuters

08 August, 2022, 04:35 pm

Last modified: 08 August, 2022, 04:42 pm

Russia says it shot down 19 HIMARS missiles, destroyed vehicles

Reuters

08 August, 2022, 04:35 pm

Last modified: 08 August, 2022, 04:42 pm

File photo. Rescuers and service members work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine June 27, 2022. Picture taken June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko

File photo. Rescuers and service members work at a site of a shopping mall hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kremenchuk, in Poltava region, Ukraine June 27, 2022. Picture taken June 27, 2022. REUTERS/Anna Voitenko

Russia's defence ministry said on Monday that its forces had shot down 19 US-made HIMARS missiles across eastern and southern Ukraine, and destroyed HIMARS vehicles near the Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk.

Reuters was unable to verify the reports.

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