Ukraine has not officially confirmed the strike, but one official told Kyiv Post they ‘stood in the open air for two hours’, long enough to 'transport the HIMARS, enter the coordinates and hit them.'
  • tcgoetz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    To be clear, they are saying Russia is furious with their military:

    "Russian milbloggers have said their army is “at war with our own stupidity and sloppiness”, after reports emerged that as many as 100 of Moscow’s troops were killed when a Ukrainian strike struck a gathering of soldiers waiting for their commander to give a speech. "

    • DesGrieux@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yes, but HIMAR is pronounced like “high-mar”. So they don’t sound the same. And they only look the same if you choose to write ح as “h” instead of “7” or some other letter that conveys that sound accurately.