Ukraine Hunts Russian Tank Regiment HQ for Months—Then Two HIMARS Rounds Finish It

Ukrainian forces spent months tracking the command post of Russia’s 26th Tank Regiment before destroying it with two HIMARS strikes, Ukraine’s 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade reported on October 29.

According to the brigade, Ukrainian reconnaissance teams monitored the site for several months, refined its coordinates, and waited until they fully confirmed the target.

Once the location was verified, HIMARS was brought in. Two munitions were enough to destroy the command post, the brigade said.

The aftermath was partly captured in intercepted Russian radio communications included in footage released by the Ukrainian unit.

In the recording, one Russian serviceman says those who survived the strike scattered “like rats from a sinking ship.”

Another responds that they should have relocated the command post earlier.

The 33rd Brigade said the site was destroyed, while the extent of Russian personnel losses is still being assessed.

Earlier, the 45th Artillery Brigade of the 11th Army Corps destroyed a Russian 9A316 transporter erector launcher and radar element from the Buk air defense system using an M142 HIMARS rocket system.

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