Ukrainian forces struck a Russian S-300/400 air defense battery in Belgorod region likely with HIMARS on June 1 or June 2, according to the report of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) for June 3.

“Geolocated imagery published on June 3 shows two destroyed launchers and a damaged command post of a Russian S-300/400 air defense system in a field east of Kiselyovo (just north of Belgorod City),” the report reads.

It is indicated that the S-300/400 air defense system was located about 60 kilometers from the front line in the north of Kharkiv region and more than 80 kilometers from Kharkiv, which is within the range of HIMARS, but exceeds the range of other MLRS systems that Ukrainian troops are reportedly using to strike Belgorod region.

At the same time, it is noted that Russian sources are increasingly claiming that Ukrainian forces are using HIMARS to launch attacks on Belgorod region after the United States allowed Ukraine to strike military targets in Russia’s areas bordering Kharkiv region.

“Russian sources will likely continue to characterize any successful strike in Belgorod Oblast as a HIMARS strike regardless of the system used,” the analysts believe.