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Russia ‘Bombs’ Ukraine’s Sumy, ‘Destroys’ Hangar ‘Hiding Western-Supplied HIMARS’, Other Munitions A Russian warplane has bombed a location in Ukraine’s Sumy Region, which was used to hide a Western-donated HIMARS rocket system and munitions, the Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Wednesday, sharing footage of the strike.The military identified the settlement where the incident occurred as Kondratovka, a village some 3km from Russia’s Kursk Region. Ukrainian forces poured across the border earlier this month in what Kyiv now claims to be an operation to establish a “buffer zone” on Russian soil.The strike was apparently conducted during the night at a cluster of hangar-type buildings located in the western part of Kondratovka. Filmed from the air, the footage shows what appears to be a gliding bomb hitting the target and causing a massive explosion.The ministry stated that the Russian Air Force had destroyed a HIMARS launcher, enough munitions to fire six barrages, a loader vehicle, and a support car. The wheeled system is compatible with the tracked M270 MLRS and normally carries a single pod with six standard rockets, compared to two pods for the heavier launcher.