Russia has said that it fired at Ukrainian military positions in Kherson using BM-21 Grad multiple-launch rocket systems.

The footage purports to show one of the Russian war machines manoeuvring into position before it can be seen opening fire on unseen targets.

The images then cut to what appears to be an explosion before the footage ends.

The images were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Tuesday, December 5, along with a statement claiming: 'Crews of the BM-21 Grad MLRS in the Kherson direction struck a concentration of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Dnipro.'

The Russian MoD added: 'The Grad MLRS crew receives target coordinates from reconnaissance and moves to a firing position. This time, aerial reconnaissance using unmanned aerial vehicles on the right bank of the Dnipro and at the crossing identified concentrations of enemy manpower.

'After the crew of the combat vehicle moved into position and aimed the Grad MLRS at the target, the crew carried out a sighting launch of 122-mm shells, and after receiving corrections from the artillery control point and introducing amendments, it completed the firing of the ammunition at the given coordinates.'

The statement quotes a crew number of the MLRS 'Grad' with the call sign 'Crimea' as saying: 'Basically, only NATO weapons remain. We get there. We destroy. So that there is less of it left. So that it doesn't exist at all. M777, three axes. We often have to deal with these weapons. We hit, we destroy.'

The statement also said: 'According to the results of objective control received from the reconnaissance unit's aircraft controllers, all intended targets were hit.

'The BM-21 Grad MLRS is designed to destroy manpower, unarmored vehicles and armoured personnel carriers in a concentration area, artillery and mortar batteries, command posts and other targets in various combat conditions at a distance of over 20 kilometres.'


Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in what the Kremlin is still calling a 'special military operation'.