HIMARS strike destroys Russian air defense in Belgorod
10:29 AM EDT, June 3, 2024
"It was probably one of the first attacks by American weapons on military targets in the territory of the Russian Federation," announces the Ukrainian channel Censor.Net. Photos of the destroyed Russian air defense system in the Belgorod region of Russia have appeared online. The attack is said to have occurred over the weekend.
The recording was published by the Russian channel "Spy Dossier," which is run by an employee of one of the Kremlin's special services. "The film shows the result of the defeat of the S-300/400 air defense system in the Belgorod region," it reads. The attack was reportedly carried out using HIMARS missiles.
The S-300/S-400 complexes are known for regularly shelling Kharkiv and the Kharkiv region with anti-aircraft-guided missiles.
Russian air defense destroyed
"It was probably one of the first attacks by American weapons on military targets in the territory of the Russian Federation," comments the Censor.Net channel on the recording.
It is worth recalling that on May 31, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that U.S. President Joe Biden had officially allowed Ukraine to use American weapons to repel Russian aggression, specifically for attacks on targets within the territory of the Russian Federation.
"The birds are singing. The best setting"
The media have not reported whether anyone was killed in the attack. The independent Russian portal The Insider, describing the recordings, reminds that on June 1 the attack on the Belgorod region in Russia was reported by one of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Stanislav Buniatov, call sign "Osman," wrote on Telegram at the time: "In the direction of Vovchansk, silence after the HIMARS. The birds are singing. The best setting."
It is from the direction of Vovchansk that the Russians are advancing. Both Kyiv and Moscow have officially not commented on the published recordings.
