The Russian Ministry of Defense is probably trying to dispel the fears that the efficient use of the American MLRS HIMARS is causing Ukraine to the Russian military, making the statements that do not reality the destruction of reactive systems of the Himars volley fire systems. This was reported by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
ISW report says that, due to the effective use of Ukraine, the Russian military and journalists make false statements regarding their destruction. So, on August 2, Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu during a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Armed Forces said that Russian troops destroyed six Himars launches and other military equipment delivered by the West to Ukraine. The Russian defense department also published a video with the statements that on August 1 in the Kharkov region a building was destroyed, in which there were two Himars.
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However, according to the commander of the operational command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Andrei Kovalchuk, Ukraine has not yet lost a single Himars. “It demonstrates how well and quickly we learned to use Himars,” he emphasized. The Main Directorate of Military Intelligence of Ukraine also reported that Russian defense departments are hiding the losses of Russian troops, transporting wounded Russians in civilian cars and silent in the media the number of victims from the blows of Ukrainian Himars.
Brokes using Himars systems from Ukraine are probably demoralize Russian soldiers in the field, ISW experts conclude.