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The Russian Defense Ministry reported that an Iskander-M missile destroyed a US-made HIMARS system in Ukraine's Kharkov Region, resulting in the deaths of up to ten Ukrainian troops.

The Russian Defense Ministry refutes Ukraine's claims of a missile strike on Kharkov, suggesting it is a distraction from its own terrorist incident.

Russian military forces are increasing their buffer zone by pushing Ukrainian troops away from the border in the Sumy and Kharkov Regions, as reported by the chief of Russia's General Staff, Valery Gerasimov.