“HIMARS got talent! When used by the #UAarmy [Ukrainian Army]is more than just talent,” the ministry tweeted and included a clip from America’s Got Talent, featuring an animation of HIMARS as a performer auditioning in front of the judges. The concept and animation video were created by user Twitter Saint Javelin. “Russia has invaded Ukraine and is causing untold pain to the Ukrainian people and I know that America’s Got Talent is one of the biggest stages in the world and I just thought I could make a big impact with my performance,” the cartoonist told judges HIMARS design. , adding that his performance will include an attack on Russian forces. In recent months, Ukraine has been using US-supplied M142 HIMARS to strike Russian bases and weapons depots. Ukraine also used HIMARS to strike bridges across the Dnieper River, separating the Kherson region, which fell to Russia earlier in the invasion, from the main area of Russian territory south of the river. The US said it had sent a total of 16 HIMARS, with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov confirming that the first systems arrived on 23 June. Russia has repeatedly said that its forces destroyed HIMARS, however, none of these claims have been independently confirmed. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry said it intercepted 44 Ukrainian HIMARS missiles in southern Ukraine, but officials did not claim to have hit any of the launchers themselves. At a press conference, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said: “In the areas of Kherson city, Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, Antonovsky bridge and Kakhovskaya hydroelectric station, three Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missiles were also intercepted in the air. as 53 Multiple Launch Missile Systems (MLRS) missiles. Including: 44 – HIMARS, five “Alder” and four “Hurricane”. Meanwhile, Ukraine has reported that it has recently made some successful advances against Russian forces towards Kherson, where it is seeking to launch a counter-offensive to retake it. Above, a US M142 HIMARS missile launcher is parked on the tarmac at the Dubai Air Show 2021 in the Gulf emirate on November 15, 2021. Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense praised the use of the High Mobility Artillery Missile Systems (HIMARS) against Russian forces in a quirky clip was shared on Friday on the ministry’s official Twitter account. GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/GETTY On Friday, the Air Force Command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that its air forces shot down a Russian reconnaissance drone named “Kartograf” in the Mykolaiv region. “On 02 September, at approximately 09:00 the Russian drone ‘Kartograf’ disappeared in the sky above Mykolaiv by the Air Force’s anti-aircraft missile unit. The drone is part of the Ptero family of multipurpose unmanned systems. ” the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Facebook post, according to an English translation. Kartograf is a type of aircraft with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which is often used to help adjust or organize artillery or missile fire, the Ukrainian Military Center said, adding that Russian forces are trying to conduct aerial reconnaissance in southern Ukraine. Newsweek contacted the Russian Foreign Ministry.
