Ukraine disarms Moscow with 3 targeted drone attacks on ammunition depots
Moscow greatly minimized the impact of Ukrainian drone attacks on the Oktyabrsk, Tikhoretsk and Toropets ammunition depots. But satellite images show the true havoc that was wrought. Consequently, Russia did (temporarily) lose a lot of firepower.
On Sept. 18, the first attack by hundreds of drones took place on the Toropets ammunition depot. As much as 30,000 tons of ammunition were said to have exploded. This even caused a shock of 2.8 on the Richter Scale. According to Ukrainian sources, there were also Iskander missiles, ballistic missiles, hover bombs and artillery shells. A heavy loss for Moscow.
On Sept. 21, Kiev scored another double-whammy. It had drones attack both the depots in Tikhoretsk and Okyabrsk, which are more than 1,000 kilometers apart.
And also on Sept. 21, Ukrainian drones struck again, this time in Oktiabrsk, just under 500 kilometers from the front. There an artillery arsenal was blown up. According to American sources, that depot stored extremely expensive Iskander missiles and Tochka-U tactical ballistic missile systems and associated munitions.
Because of these targeted attacks, the Russians have temporarily lost a lot of weapons and ammunition, forcing them to thoroughly adjust their strategy. As a precautionary measure, the number of attacks across the front line has been reduced, so has their intensity. Russia would now deploy all its firepower to Vukhledar in Donetsk.
(SR for Tagtik/Source: BBC - The Guardian - Nieuwsblad/Illustration picture: Dmitry Bukhansov for Unsplash)