10 Jun: Absolute Mayhem: Russian Bases Hit with 308 HIMARS Rockets! - Reporting from Ukraine

Day 838: Jun 10

Today, there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction.

Here, after Ukrainians had seized the initiative in all directions in the region, Russians decided to respond by resorting to their dominant tactic of sending waves of infantry groups, using significant amounts of their reserves in a desperate attempt to preserve the initiative. However, Ukrainians unleashed all available weapons, including HIMARS rockets that were just waiting for the green light from Western partners, particularly the United States.

Since the full-scale war began in February 2022, the American administration has prohibited Ukrainians from striking Russian territory with Western-made weapons. Consequently, Ukrainians had to watch as Russians prepared for another offensive against Kharkiv without being able to preemptively target enemy forces. This culminated in another Russian attempt to seize Kharkiv last month. In response, Ukrainians intensified diplomatic efforts to gain permission to strike key bases, equipment, ammunition depots, and anti-aircraft systems in Russia's Belgorod region. Finally, President Joe Biden granted this request, albeit limited to the area near Kharkiv.

Ukrainians had already planned their next actions and were awaiting permission to start their wave of strikes. In order to open the air space for the usage of HIMARS and other weapons, their first targets became Russian radars and air defense systems. Within hours they were able to successfully locate and destroy one of the most modern enemy surveillance radars – Kasta 2E2. The geolocated footage from the Belgorod region shows how they are using one of their locally developed loitering munition systems – RAM 2. The first drone targets the truck carrying the antenna and the second successfully destroys the command post vehicle.

This was immediately followed by a massive launch of HIMARS rockets which can be seen in this video released by the Ukrainian forces. Being blinded by the destruction of powerful radars, the Russians reported that various elements of anti-aircraft systems S300 and S400 were hit. Soon the Russians shared images and videos that confirm the damage to these vital weapons, which they are using not only defensively for interception of air threats but also offensively for striking ground targets. If you want access to original uncensored combat footage showing the devastating aftermath of HIMARS strikes, you can find it on our Telegram channel using the link in the description.

Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the frontline reported that soon after those initial strikes, their armed forces began using fighter jets, helicopters, and artillery more intensely than before. A geolocated video from the Kharkiv region shows Ukrainian helicopters returning after performing combat tasks in the vicinity of Vovchansk. The next video shows the devastating work of Ukrainians jets against concentrations of enemy forces in the city. Once again, Ukrainians waited until Russians gather in a large local building and then targeted it with gliding bombs to eliminate them. It is important to know that this building was located very close to the Ukrainian positions in the high-rise building district of Vovchansk. The Russians were attempting to gather a large force for a storm operation against the Ukrainian stronghold north of the Vovcha River which has caused them problems for weeks now. Russian forces that survived the attack were quick to capture the aftermath of this devastating strike. The original uncensored videos of this operation can be found on our Telegram channel as well.

The magnitude of all these Ukrainian attacks prompted the Russian Ministry of Defense to claim that the Ukrainian command has transferred up to 12 M270 self-propelled multiple rocket launch systems in the Kharkiv region to support counter-offensive measures in this direction. This exact model can fire up to 12 rockets in comparison to the more common M142 launcher which can fire up to 6 rockets. Even though there is no precise information on exactly how many systems the Ukrainians have received from their partners, they were quick to add fuel to the fire of speculations, by publishing images of dozens of empty HIMARS rocket tubes with the additional...