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HIMARS hits Russian command post near Kherson, Ukraine

HIMARS hits Russian command post near Kherson, Ukraine HIMARS (Getty Images)
Author: Maria Kholina

With the help of the SSU's (Security Service of Ukraine) targeting, Ukrainian forces have struck a temporary command post of occupiers in the Kherson region. As a result, 8 Russian officers were eliminated, and 7 others were injured, according to sources within the SSU.

RBC-Ukraine sources in the special services shared exclusive video footage of a recent attack on the temporary Russian command post near Kherson.

Thanks to the precision targeting by the SSU, a HIMARS missile hit the occupiers at the moment of them conducting their daily briefing. Among those gathered were Russian officers from the 24th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 70th Motorized Rifle Division.

Following the successful strike, 8 Russian officers were eliminated, and 7 others were injured.

Explosions in the occupied south of Ukraine

On September 19, Ukrainian forces successfully targeted a Russian command post near the occupied Melitopol.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces also struck a Russian army command post in the occupied town of Nova Kakhovka.

Meanwhile, the Southern Defense Forces say that strikes on the enemy's logistics in southern Ukraine have been quite effective, as evidenced by a reduction in the intensity of Russian shelling.