Russian forces carried out a strike on a Ukrainian missile division in the Kharkov Region using the Iskander operational-tactical missile system, according to reports from the Telegram channel Iznanka.

The channel said the target was identified during aerial reconnaissance. A large concentration of military hardware and personnel was spotted in a forest belt near Sazono-Balanovka. Among the equipment detected was an M270A1 MLRS launcher — a U.S.-made system based on the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle platform, used both as a multiple launch rocket system and for firing tactical missiles.

Once the position was confirmed, it was hit with an Iskander missile. The report noted that a second missile struck vehicles as they attempted to leave the deployment area. As a result of the strike, one M270A1 MLRS launcher was destroyed, along with around 20 vehicles, 15 armored units, and up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen.

Earlier, the Ukrainian Telegram channel Insider UA reported that Russian forces had, for the first time, used a new Iskander-I ballistic missile against targets in Ukraine. According to that report, the missile reached a target in the Vinnitsa Region, with its declared range said to be up to 1,000 kilometers.