Ukrainian forces used HIMARS rockets to strike Russian reserve units and truck convoys attempting to reinforce the battlefield, destroying columns of trucks.

Entities

HIMARS (weapon_system) Ukraine's armed forces (military_unit) GMLRS (weapon_system) TSN (organization) Ukraine (organization) Russia (organization) Kursk Oblast (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (person) Eduard Moskaliov (person) Eduard Moskalyov (person) Eduard Moskalev (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Oleksandr Syrskyi (person) Russian Federation (organization) Kh-59 guided missile (weapon_system) Shahed-type attack UAV (weapon_system) Kh-59 missile (weapon_system) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Sudzha (location) Challenger 2 (weapon_system) Russian forces (military_unit) Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces used HIMARS rockets to strike Russian reserve units and truck convoys attempting to reinforce the battlefield, destroying columns of trucks.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The strikes created at least four large holes in the bridge's concrete

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The creation of a military commandant's office in Ukrainian-controlled territories in the Kursk region was announced

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russia also reportedly attacked Ukraine with three Kh-59 missiles from Kursk Oblast.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.229Z

Source story: day-904-2024-08-17