Ukraine hits munitions depot inside Russia with drones: Source

Moscow reportedly stored surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, tank and artillery shells, and bullets at the depot

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A Ukrainian serviceman presents a drone to youths at a recruiting point in Kyiv on July 4, 2024. — AFP

By Reuters

Published: Sun 7 Jul 2024, 3:05 PM

Ukrainian drones hit a munitions depot inside Russia overnight and there was a "high chance" of explosions at Russian military-industrial sites in the near future, a security source said on Sunday.

The source said the 9,000sq metre munitions storage facility was in the Russian region of Voronezh, which borders a chunk of northeastern Ukraine occupied by Russia since 2022.

Russia stored surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, tank and artillery shells, and bullets at the depot, according to the source.

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According to the source, the depot was near the village of Sergeyevka, which is about 85 miles from the nearest Kyiv-controlled territory.

Since Russia invaded it in 2022, Ukraine has been building a fleet of long-range drones to give it the ability to strike targets deep inside Russia.

"In the nearest future, there remains a high chance of sudden detonations at Russian military-industrial facilities, which are working (to supply) the war against Ukraine," the source said.

Reuters

Published: Sun 7 Jul 2024, 3:05 PM

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