Attacks with HIMARS?

Ukraine attacks Russian town with rockets

According to the authorities, the small Russian town of Lgov in the Kursk border region was attacked with rockets by the Ukrainian army for the second time in just a few days on Monday.

Military sources on the Russian side claimed that four of the five missiles from US HIMARS multiple rocket launchers had been intercepted. The regional administration also denied any damage. However, videos from the city showed fires and suggested that there had indeed been hits.

According to unofficial Ukrainian information, Lgov serves as a deployment area for Russian troops. The city had already been shelled on December 25. Lgov is located around 30 kilometers north of the bridgehead in the Kursk region, which is occupied by Ukrainian troops.

In the past few days, the city of Rylsk was similarly shelled with long-range rocket artillery in order to slow down the Russian counter-offensive. Ukraine has been defending itself against a Russian war of aggression for almost three years.

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