MOSCOW, November 8. /TASS/. The Russian battlegroup West’s artillery has destroyed Ukraine’s multiple rocket launcher system (MLRS) Olkha in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

"The Defense Ministry has published video footage showing the destruction of an MLRS Olkha of the Ukrainian armed forces by the artillery of the battlegroup West in the zone of the special military operation in the LPR," the news release reads.

A reconnaissance unit of the battlegroup West operating a drone spotted a Ukrainian MLRS Olkha. After analyzing the intelligence received, a decision was made to destroy the enemy's combat vehicle. An accurate strike by the artillery of the 25th Combined Forces Army of the battlegroup West destroyed the Olkha MLRS. Documentary video footage obtained in real-time mode confirmed the strike.