Ukraine’s military shelled Donetsk oil depot from US HIMARS rocket systems — DPR mission - TASS

The Ukrainian military shelled the oil depot in the Budyonnovsky district in Donetsk from US-made HIMARS rocket systems at night, a military expert at the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) mission to the Joint Ceasefire Control and Coordination Center said on Tuesday.

"Military experts of the Joint Ceasefire Control and Coordination Center confirmed the bombardment of the Budyonnovsky district by the Ukrainian military. In particular, the enemy launched US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems," Sergey Pereverzev said.

A large fire broke out at the oil depot in the Budyonnovsky district of Donetsk overnight to Tuesday, which was shelled by the Ukrainian military. According to the data of the DPR Emergencies Ministry, six containers with fuel went ablaze after an explosive struck them. The fire was subsequently put out.

The US administration announced on June 1 that it would provide a new $700 million military aid package to Ukraine that would include HIMARS and ammunition.