“RFE/RL’s “Schemes” project released a satellite image of the consequences of night strikes on an ammunition depot and a military airfield in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation. Source: Schemes of the consequences of the strike on the night of August 21, photo: Schemes.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
RFE/RL’s “Schemes” project released a satellite image of the consequences of night strikes on an ammunition depot and a military airfield in the Tikhoretsk district of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
Source: Schemes
Literally: “On images from the Sentinel-2 satellite for September 21, available on the EO Browser platform, and which are at the disposal of “Schem” (Radio Liberty), the consequences of the night attack on the Russian ammunition warehouse – there is a fire going on. This military facility is located to the north of the village of Kamiany in the Tykhorets district, in the Krasnodar region of Russia.
The satellite image also shows that the fire continues and near the military airfield of the city of Tikhoretsk, which is not far from the ammunition depot.”
Details: As noted by “Schemes”, on the OpenStreetMap map these warehouses are marked as military unit No. 57229-41. In Russian open sources there are references to the affiliation of this unit to the logistics center of the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation.
According to a study by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), this warehouse is also called the 719th Ordnance Base. In February 2024, CSIS reported that over the past year there has been increased activity and a noticeable increase in activity at this base. According to a report by CSIS analysts, in October 2023, the White House confirmed that this Russian base is the main one in the Russian Federation for storing North Korean ammunition.
What preceded: On the night of September 21, Russian media and Telegram channels reported a fire and detonation near one of the military units in Tikhoretsk district. The authorities announced the evacuation of the local population from the village near which the fire broke out.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed the attack on the Tikhoretsk arsenal and announced the destruction of more than 2,000 tons of ammunition, including from North Korea. The General Staff noted that this warehouse “is one of the three largest ammunition storage bases and is one of the key ones in the logistics system of the Russian troops.”