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Miami Herald
4 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Ukraine HIMARS Destroys Russian Convoy Near Gas Station: Report
Russian troops were killed in a strike by Ukraine's forces on a convoy next to an abandoned gas station using a U.S.-supplied HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), it has been reported. The Telegram channel ASTRA said the strike took place in Makiivka, within the occupied Donetsk region last week and posted video that purportedly showed the aftermath of burning vehicles on the side of the road. Newsweek could not independently verify the footage and has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. Ukrainian media outlets reported the strike, which shows the continuing role that the U.S-supplied weapon still plays on the battlefield. It comes as Kyiv's forces made gains near Makiivka, according to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). ASTRA reported that the Ukrainian HIMARS hit the Russian convoy in a strike in Makiivka on June 13 around 20 miles from the front line in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. The strike also destroyed a Russian Defense Ministry bus, and military vehicles. The wheeled HIMARS fired several rockets and hit the convoy with hundreds of thousands of tungsten fragments, according to a clip of the incident's aftermath posted by X account WarTranslated. Ukrainian media reports said eight Russian servicemen were killed and another 12 were injured. Most were in military unit 71443. Two civilians were also killed, ASTRA said next to footage filmed from a vehicle driving past the scene, which shows a column of cars, a large fire and a hole in the road. In its update on Sunday, the ISW said that geolocated footage published showed that Ukrainian forces had recently advanced northwest of Makiivka. Ukraine continues to use HIMARS on the battlefield. In February this year, the weapon was reported to be behind a strike on a Russian military headquarters in Selydove in the Donetsk region, which killed a large number of commanders. Overnight Monday, a Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 people and injured 124 others during a nine-hour long barrage of kamikaze attack drones, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles. The pro-Ukrainian Euromaidan X channel: "In occupied Makiivka, the Russians gathered in a column. In vain. Because Mr. HIMARS came." Ukrainian X user Maria Drutska, next to purported footage of the strike's aftermath: "The occupiers are scattered along the road." What Happens Next Ukraine's forces are likely to continue using HIMARS to strike at Russian targets. The military analyst David Axe said in a Substack article that Russian convoys are the kinds of target Ukraine's roughly three dozen surviving HIMARS are looking to target. However, Russian drone crews are improving their strikes on HIMARS, with Moscow's Iskander missile batteries able to hit them up to 57 miles away, he added. Related Articles American Killed in Deadly Russian Strike on KyivPutin Says Americans 'Galore' Agree With HimRussia Accuses UK of Sabotage Plans With US In 'NATO Lake'Ukraine Delegates Storm Out Over Speech by Alexei Navalny's Daughter 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
4 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Ukraine HIMARS Destroys Russian Convoy Near Gas Station: Report
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Russian troops were killed in a strike by Ukraine's forces on a convoy next to an abandoned gas station using a U.S.-supplied HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System), it has been reported. The Telegram channel ASTRA said the strike took place in Makiivka, within the occupied Donetsk region last week and posted video that purportedly showed the aftermath of burning vehicles on the side of the road. Newsweek could not independently verify the footage and has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. This image from May 18, 2023 shows a M142 HIMARS launch a rocket in the Bakhmut direction in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. This image from May 18, 2023 shows a M142 HIMARS launch a rocket in the Bakhmut direction in Donetsk Oblast, It Matters Ukrainian media outlets reported the strike, which shows the continuing role that the U.S-supplied weapon still plays on the battlefield. It comes as Kyiv's forces made gains near Makiivka, according to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW). What To Know ASTRA reported that the Ukrainian HIMARS hit the Russian convoy in a strike in Makiivka on June 13 around 20 miles from the front line in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine. The strike also destroyed a Russian Defense Ministry bus, and military vehicles. The wheeled HIMARS fired several rockets and hit the convoy with hundreds of thousands of tungsten fragments, according to a clip of the incident's aftermath posted by X account WarTranslated. Ukrainian media reports said eight Russian servicemen were killed and another 12 were injured. Most were in military unit 71443. Two civilians were also killed, ASTRA said next to footage filmed from a vehicle driving past the scene, which shows a column of cars, a large fire and a hole in the road. In its update on Sunday, the ISW said that geolocated footage published showed that Ukrainian forces had recently advanced northwest of Makiivka. Ukraine continues to use HIMARS on the battlefield. In February this year, the weapon was reported to be behind a strike on a Russian military headquarters in Selydove in the Donetsk region, which killed a large number of commanders. Overnight Monday, a Russian attack on Kyiv killed at least 15 people and injured 124 others during a nine-hour long barrage of kamikaze attack drones, as well as cruise and ballistic missiles. What People Are Saying The pro-Ukrainian Euromaidan X channel: "In occupied Makiivka, the Russians gathered in a column. In vain. Because Mr. HIMARS came." Ukrainian X user Maria Drutska, next to purported footage of the strike's aftermath: "The occupiers are scattered along the road." What Happens Next Ukraine's forces are likely to continue using HIMARS to strike at Russian targets. The military analyst David Axe said in a Substack article that Russian convoys are the kinds of target Ukraine's roughly three dozen surviving HIMARS are looking to target. However, Russian drone crews are improving their strikes on HIMARS, with Moscow's Iskander missile batteries able to hit them up to 57 miles away, he added.
Yomiuri Shimbun
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Finnish President Stubb Stresses U.S. Support for Ukraine Important in Interview with Yomiuri Shimbun
The Yomiuri Shimbun Finnish President Alexander Stubb speaks in a recent interview in Tokyo. Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in a recent interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun that continued U.S. involvement in Ukraine is important to end Russia's aggression against the country. While Russia and Ukraine have held direct talks twice since May, negotiations have made little progress. Ukraine called for a ceasefire, but Russia rejected it, demanding Ukraine become a neutral country. 'Russia and Putin are not serious about the ceasefire,' said Stubb, who assumed the presidency in March 2024. 'That's why they are putting forward demands and papers, which are completely unacceptable and violate any tenant of international rules, law and norms.' 'They're sending such low-level delegations to Istanbul who basically don't have any kind of a mandate to negotiate,' added Stubb, who has previously served as Finland's prime minister, finance minister and foreign minister. Stubb said there are two ways to force Russia to the negotiating table: applying sanctions and providing military and financial aid to Ukraine. 'That is then linked to air defenses like HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) [of the United States] or Tauruses that the Germans and others are providing,' Stubb said. 'So, these are the only things. We have to understand that the only language that Putin understands is power.' The Finnish president emphasized the importance of continued U.S. involvement in Ukraine. 'That's why we keep on engaging a lot with our American friends, and especially with [U.S.] President [Donald] Trump, to convince our friends to be tough with the Russians,' he said. In March, Stubb met with Trump at his residence in Florida and played golf with him. Stubb said he has been in contact with the U.S. president on a regular basis since then. Trump has recently criticized Putin, but his stance on support for Ukraine has not been clear. 'I think President Trump is adamant to end this war,' Stubb said. 'He wants to do that, and he wants to do it sooner, rather than later, and I sense frustration with the fact that he hasn't been able to do that yet, and I know that in the heart of his heart, he sort of knows that it's Putin's fault.' Stubb said a new U.S. sanction package would be a good incentive to force Russia to the negotiating table. Regarding Finland's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 2023, Stubb said, 'We feel that we have a lot of responsibility inside the alliance, and I'm sure that will continue, but we also need close alliances with countries like Japan.'
Saba Yemen
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Russian forces reach western border of Donetsk People's Republic
Moscow - Saba: The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that Russian forces are continuing to advance and improving their tactical position on several fronts in the area of the special military operation. The Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement: "Units of the Russian "Center" Group of Forces continued their advance deep into the enemy's defenses. Units of the 55th Mechanized Brigade reached the western border of the Donetsk People's Republic and, together with assault units of the 90th Tank Division, continued their offensive operations in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast." It added: "Units of the Russian "West" Group of Forces were able to seize more advanced lines and positions, inflicting human and material losses on the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several areas of the Donetsk People's Republic and in the Kharkiv Oblast. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 220 servicemen, armored combat vehicles, and several field guns. An Octava-S electronic warfare station and three ammunition depots were destroyed." The statement added: "Russian operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery inflicted damage on the infrastructure of military airfields, production plants, drone storage depots, and a Ukrainian Armed Forces fuel station, as well as enemy manpower and equipment concentrations in 147 locations." According to the statement, "Russian air defense systems shot down five JDAM guided aerial bombs, one HIMARS missile, and 120 Ukrainian drones." Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Russia Today
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
One killed by Ukrainian missile attack on Russian cultural center
One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a Ukrainian missile attack on a cultural and leisure center in Russia's Kursk Region on Monday, Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein has said. The facility was located in the village of Prigorodnyaya Slobodka, located 53km from Russia's border with Ukraine, Khinshtein wrote in a post on Telegram on Monday. 'According to preliminary data, a 64-year-old man was killed in the strike… I express my sincerest condolences to his family and friends. We will provide the family with all the necessary assistance,' he said. Other civilians have been hospitalized with injuries as a result of the attack, the governor wrote. Three men, including the center's chief engineer, sustained shrapnel wounds, bruises and fractures, while two women suffered concussions, he added. The strike delivered significant damage to the building and caused a large blaze, spanning some 400 square meters, the governor wrote. Khinshtein also published a video of the burning cultural center and firefighters working to extinguish the flames. According to unconfirmed reports on Telegram channels, the building was hit from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launch system. In late April, Moscow announced the full liberation of the border areas of Kursk Region, part of which had been seized by Kiev's troops after they launched an incursion last August. However, Ukraine has continued to target the region's civilians with missile strikes, drone attacks and sabotage. On Sunday, approximately 30,000 people were left without electricity after Ukrainian forces struck a substation in the area. In early June, a railway bridge collapsed under a moving freight train in Kursk Region, leaving the driver and two of his assistants wounded. The same day, another bridge went down in front of a moving passenger train in neighboring Bryansk Region, killing seven people and injuring more than 100. Both incidents were declared 'terrorist attacks' by Russia's Investigative Committee, which has said that Ukraine was responsible.
