Ukraine claimed to have struck a missile and munitions depot in Russia, in the western region of Volgograd, during the night from Saturday to Sunday, continuing its strategy of in-depth attacks against the logistics of the Russian army.
Russia, which has not officially reported the consequences of this operation, has for its part assured that it has shot down 125 explosive drones coming from Ukraine, including 67 above the Volgograd region.
The Ukrainian attack was carried out jointly using “120 explosive drones” by military intelligence (GUR), the security services (SBU) and the army, a source familiar with the matter told AFP. operations within the Ukrainian Defense sector.
According to his account, the struck missile, ammunition and explosives storage depot is located in the Russian village of Kotloubane, in the Volgograd region, “a target at a distance of more than 600 kilometers.”
“This will lead to a reduction in the quantity of ammunition for Russian army units,” said this source.
“The day before the attack, Iranian missiles arrived” on the site, the Ukrainian army general staff assured in a statement, without saying, however, whether these devices supplied by Iran, a ally of Russia, had been directly affected in the attack, which caused “a fire”.
Russia, for its part, has not reported the consequences of this new Ukrainian attack intended to disrupt its logistics upstream of the combat zones.
“During the night (…), 125 Ukrainian drones were destroyed and intercepted by anti-aircraft defense,” the Russian Defense Ministry simply commented on Telegram.
The governor of Volgograd, Andrei Botcharov, declared in a statement that there had been no casualties or damage.
But according to the Telegram Rybar channel, close to the Russian army and which publishes regular reports on the hostilities, “several explosions were recorded near Kotloubane, where there are installations of the Main Directorate for Missiles and Artillery of the Ministry of Defense.
Local Russian media, for their part, reported “a massive drone attack”, while residents of this area interviewed and quoted reported “many explosions” during the night.
Russia announces almost daily to destroy Ukrainian drones sent against its territory.
kyiv says it is carrying out strikes on Russian soil against military and industrial targets in response to the bombings by the Russian army which have been plaguing Ukraine every day since the invasion was launched by Russia more than two years ago. and a half.
