A HIMARS rocket launching.
A M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
  • A Ukrainian HIMARS strike killed at least 60 Russian troops gathered in an open field, The BBC reported.
  • The troops were waiting for a senior commander when the missile attack occurred. 
  • Russia has repeatedly flouted simple military operations to deadly effect. 

A Ukrainian HIMARS strike wiped out at least 60 Russian troops who were gathered en masse in an open field this week as they flouted a key wartime rule that Russia has repeatedly ignored throughout the war, according to reports and video footage.