HIMARS, an American highly mobile missile and artillery system. File photoLUGANSK, Sep 14 Ukrainian troops fired six missiles at Stakhanov in the LPR from the American HIMARS MLRS, the representative office of the Luhansk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukraine's War Crimes said on Wednesday. «From the side of the armed formations of Ukraine shelling was recorded: 08.40 (coincides with Moscow time — ed.) at the village of Stakhanov using HIMARS MLRS (six missiles). Information about the victims and damage is being specified,» the department said in its Telegram channel, Stakhanov is located approximately 60 kilometers west of Luhansk. The HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) 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 military operation in Ukraine, HIMARS MLRS have been used by Ukrainian troops against the Russian Armed Forces. June, 17:18InfographicInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
