The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the places of deployment of Russian troops in Melitopol from HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems. A significant amount of equipment was destroyed, more than 100 soldiers died, said the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov.

“Last week, the occupants redeployed a significant part of the air defense from Melitopol to Kherson. Tonight is the most productive and shows that the existing enemy air defense units are no longer able to resist HIMARS. The weakening of the air defense system creates the necessary prerequisites for a successful counteroffensive in the Melitopol direction,” the mayor said in a statement.

At the same time, the Russian side claims that the air defense systems repelled the attack. “According to preliminary data, two rockets were launched. All of them were shot down by the air defense system, ”Vesti reports .

On July 28, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit HIMARS on the Antonovsky Bridge, which is strategically important for Russia. After that, the Russian military group in Kherson was cut off from the main units and supplies.

The Institute for the Study of War noted that the Russian Ministry of Defense was probably lying about the destruction of HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, as their strikes would demoralize Russian soldiers.