HIMARS strike wipes out Russian command meeting in Zaporizhzhya Oblast
Three senior officers of the Russian Southern Troop Grouping and five enemy vehicles were eliminated in a precision strike by the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) strike in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Telegram on Dec. 27.
The successful operation was carried out jointly with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Unmanned Systems Forces, and the Tavria Operational Group
According to HUR, after receiving, verifying and confirming intelligence data about a planned meeting of officers from the Russian 4th Guards military base in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, an operation plan was developed in coordination with the Tavria Regional Directorate, the SBU and its Typhoon Tactical Group.
"Immediately after the start of the field meeting, the concentration of Russian officers and their vehicles was hit by a precision strike from HIMARS, and after the arrival of the evacuation group, the invaders were targeted by Ukrainian attack drones," HUR said.
The names of the eliminated officers were revealed as Captain Dmitriy Nagornyi, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 135th Motorized Rifle Regiment, Captain Grigoriy Krokhmalev, deputy chief of staff for intelligence, chief of intelligence of the 135th Motorized Rifle Regiment, and Captain Yuriy Fomin, commander of the anti-aircraft battery of the 4th Guards Military Base.
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