video shared on Facebook Ukraine claims it destroyed a port full of Russian warships with a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

Verdict: False

There is no evidence for this claim.

Fact check:

Ukrainian offensives have slowed, according to reports, and Kiev is slowly gaining territory while conserving its manpower. euro news. Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maryar claimed that Ukrainian forces had recaptured 37.4 square kilometers last week, the newspaper reported.

A Facebook video that has been viewed more than 39,000 times claims Ukraine destroyed a Russian warship port with HIMARS. The Facebook video’s caption reads, “Everything destroyed!” Russian Warship Port Blown Up by Hundreds of US HIMARS Missiles! “

There is no evidence for this claim. If Ukraine had destroyed a Russian warship with HIMARS the media would have reported it, no one has. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine claimed As of July 6, 18 Russian naval vessels had been destroyed, a number that has remained unchanged for months.

Check Your Fact also examined a database of Russian naval losses. war spotting and ORIX. These databases do not show an increase in the number of destroyed Russian ships, nor do they show that several were destroyed by her HIMARS.

Visual evidence is also lacking. Open source intelligence accounts often publish footage of HIMARS destroying equipment, such as a recent video of HIMARS fire destroying several Russian artillery units. (Related: 27,000 Russians surrendered in Ukraine?)

The Ukrainian Army continues highly effective HIMARS counter-artillery fire against Russian artillery units, here with four Bm-21 Grad, one 2A65 Msta-B SPH and associated towing vehicle, and one 2S7 Pion SPC. You can see it destroyed. pic.twitter.com/M8jGpWxwhd

—OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 4, 2023

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