The USA reacted to the Russians’ claims about the ‘destruction’ of HIMARS
Russia continues to assert the destruction of one transporter and four HIMARS launchers between July 5 and 20, 2022. The USA once again denied this fake and emphasized that the information published by the Ministry of Defense of Russia is not true (but this is a common practice).
What about HIMARS?
A senior US military official told reporters that reports that Russian forces destroyed four HIMARS are false.
“As of the morning of July 22, according to our conversations with the Ukrainians, this is not true, so all HIMARS continue to be a sticking point for the Russians”
Also, he said, the US sees “signs” that Russian forces are “trying to adjust to the impact that HIMARS has on them” on the battlefield.
“The Ukrainians have focused a lot of effort on Russian command and control, their logistical supply areas, to include all types of supplies, including ammunition, so as a result, the Russians are trying to mitigate the consequences through a number of means, such as cloaking, movement, redeployment.”
When asked how effective these methods are, a military official added: “I can’t tell you what level of effect they have, but it doesn’t seem to be very good.”
