Russian Defense Ministry reports striking Ukrainian airfield, destroying HIMARS, Vampire, Grad rocket launchers, S-300PS air defense launcher, MiG-29 fighter

MOSCOW. April 27 (Interfax) - The Russian Defense Ministry has reported striking a Ukrainian airfield and destroying several multiple rocket launcher vehicles, an S-300 air defense launcher, a fighter plane, and other military equipment.

"Russian missile and artillery forces and unmanned aerial vehicles have destroyed a MiG-29 plane of the Ukrainian Air Force at its home airfield, as well as eight HIMARS, Vampire, and Grad multiple rocket launcher vehicles, and a launcher, control station, and radar station of an S-300PS air defense missile system," the ministry said on Friday.

Russian forces have also destroyed Hawk and Osa-AKM vehicles for air defense systems and Pelikan and P-18 radar stations, it said.