Against the background of the destroyed arsenal in a hurry: at least six large-scale ammunition warehouses are within reach of the Armed Forces

After Ukraine’s attack on the Russian arsenal in the city of Toroptsi, analysts calculated that there are about six more similar warehouses within the reach of the Defense Forces, where the Russian Federation bases tons of ammunition. Defense Express writes about it, reports UNN.

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Analysts emphasize that not just an ammunition warehouse was destroyed in Toroptsy, but one of the main arsenals of the GRAU of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation) “107th”.

This warehouse contained dozens of tons of ammunition, including ballistic missiles.

Analysts explain that, in general, there are not so many such GRAU arsenals, approximately up to two dozen for the entire Russian Federation. However, ironically, most of them were in the rear of the main attack direction of the Soviet army during the Cold War against NATO, that is, in the central European, in a geographical sense, part of the Russian Federation.

Currently, it is not known what caused the blow to the warehouse, so the analysts limited themselves only to a conditional range of up to 750 km. Thus, six more such arsenals are within reach of the Armed Forces.

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Therefore, the 23rd GRAU arsenal, which is located only 16 km south of the already destroyed 107th arsenal near the city of Toropets, is within reach of the Armed Forces. This warehouse is about half the size of the already destroyed one. It is also much smaller, about 2.6 square meters. km versus about 5 sq. km

Further north, in the Novgorod region, near the village of Kotovo, there is the 13th arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces. It is about 680 km from the border with Ukraine, that is, about 200 km further than Toropets. This warehouse has a total area of ​​about 3 square meters. km

The next target may be more difficult despite the shorter distance. All because of the density of air defense. It is about the 51st arsenal of GRAU to the east of Moscow near the city of Kirzhach, Vladimir region. This is a rather large warehouse with a total area of ​​about 3.5 square kilometers. The border with Ukraine is about 530 km.

Another arsenal of GRAU in the Vladimir region is the 73rd near the villages of Ivanovo, Krutovo and Eseno, which can be considered the largest, because it occupies an area of ​​about 7 square meters. km It also underwent global repair and modernization between 2018 and 2021, just like the 107th arsenal.

This may indicate that it stores not only a lot of ammunition, but also quite expensive products. It is located 650 kilometers from the border.

One of the closest can be considered the 67th GRAU arsenal near the city of Karachev, Bryansk region – 114 km. It is located close to a population of 20,000.

At the same time, satellite images from 2021 show that part of the ammunition in this warehouse with a total area of ​​about 3.5 square meters. km were stored in the open air.

The last of the warehouses identified by analysts is the 68th GRAU arsenal near the city of Mozdok in North Ossetia. This is another updated warehouse with an area of ​​2.2 square meters. km It is located about 700 km from the front line

We will remind

Drones of the SBU, GUR and SSO attacked a large warehouse of the main missile and artillery department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the settlement of Toropets, Tver region.

According to Oleksandr Kovalenko, a military-political observer of the “Information Resistance” group, the arsenal could store up to 30,000 tons of ammunition, mainly 122-mm rocket-propelled grenade launchers and 82-mm mines.

The Central Security Service of the National Security Council believes that the Russians started stockpiling North Korean KN23 ballistic missiles at the military arsenal in the Treva region of the Russian Federation that was attacked by Ukraine.