HIMARS, an American highly mobile missile and artillery system. File photoLUHANSK, Sep 13Ukrainian troops shelled the city of Lisichansk with HIMARS MLRS, two people were killed and another was injured, the representative office of the Luhansk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination said. «From the side of the armed formations Ukraine recorded shelling: 12.02 (the time coincides with Moscow time) in the city of Lisichansk using HIMARS MLRS (four missiles). According to preliminary information, three civilians became victims of shelling (two people died and one person was injured),» the representative office reports in its Telegram channel. The M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) wheeled multiple launch rocket system was developed in the USA by BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin in 1996-2000 and has been produced since 2003. Created on the basis of the US Army FMTV three-axle wheeled chassis, it can carry six rockets or one ATACMS operational-tactical ballistic missile, the effective firing range for certain types of projectiles is up to 80 kilometers. It is in service in the USA, Jordan, UAE, Romania, Singapore. Since the end of June 2022, four months after the start of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, HIMARS MLRS have been used by Ukrainian troops against the Russian Armed Forces. Kyiv will receive important ammunition for HIMARS, said the Ukrainian Defense Ministry
