💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces reportedly destroyed a Russian 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar using HIMARS multiple-launch missile system.

June 16, 2024 Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources

Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Entities

HIMARS (weapon_system) 2S4 Tyulpan (weapon_system) 12th Special Forces Brigade Azov (military_unit) Serebryansky forest (location) 1st Operational Brigade Bureviy (military_unit) National Guard of Ukraine (organization) Azov Brigade (military_unit) 1st Operational Brigade "Bureviy" (military_unit) 81st Separate Slobozhanska Airmobile Brigade (military_unit) KAB guided bomb (weapon_system) Russian army (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

A video circulating on social media reportedly showcased the destruction of a 240mm Russian 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar by Ukrainian troops using an American HIMARS multiple-launch missile system

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The Azov Brigade pushed Russian troops from positions in the Serebryansky forest, advancing 1 kilometer across a 2-kilometer front

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Paratroopers of the 81st Separate Slobozhanska Airmobile Brigade continue to hold the defense of Bilohorivka, an outpost in the Luhansk region

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