“In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People's Republic, a HIMARS launcher and a warehouse with ammunition for it were destroyed,” the ministry said.

The Russian Ministry of Defense also announced that the allied forces had taken control of the village of Peski in the DPR.

On August 2, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian troops had destroyed six HIMARS launchers during a special operation in Ukraine.