NEW YORK, January 14. /TASS/. Strikes of the Western coalition formed by the US against facilities of Houthi rebels from the Ansar Allah movement in Yemen reduced their offensive potential by not more than 30%, The New York Times said, citing US officials.

"Even after hitting more than 60 missile and drone targets with more than 150 precision-guided munitions, the strikes had damaged or destroyed only about 20 to 30% of the Houthis’ offensive capability, much of which is mounted on mobile platforms and can be readily moved or hidden," the newspaper said.

Western intelligence services also found difficulties when searching for targets because they had not allocated significant resources lately to identify locations of Houthi’s command centers and drones and ammunition storage and production areas, the news outlet added.

At night of January 12, the armed forces of the United States and the United Kingdom delivered air strikes on rebel-held positions in several Yemeni cities, using aircraft, warships and submarines.