Ukrainian troops at 1.40 fired a rocket from the American HIMARS MLRS at Starobelsk, as a result of the shelling, a kindergarten was damaged, the LPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reports.
“From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine shelling was recorded: 01.40 in the village of Starobilsk using MLRS HIMARS (1 rocket). As a result of the shelling, a kindergarten was damaged. Additional information about the victims and damage is being specified,” the department said in a Telegram- channel.
The HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) multiple launch rocket system was developed in the USA by BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin in 1996-2000 and has been produced since 2003. Created on the basis of the US Army FMTV three-axle wheeled chassis, it can carry six rockets or one ATACMS operational-tactical ballistic missile, the effective firing range for certain types of projectiles is up to 80 kilometers.
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