““The military facility was heavily covered by EW and air defense systems, however, Ukrainian units successfully completed their combat mission. A fire and ammunition detonation are observed on the territory of the arsenal””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
As the press service of the General Staff reported, “at night, damage was inflicted on the arsenal of storage and modernization of missile and artillery weapons of the Russian occupiers. The object is located near the village of Kotluban, Volgograd region of Russia.”
“According to the available information, on the eve of the strike, an echelon with Iranian missiles arrived at the arsenal,” the department says.
The General Staff noted that “the military object had a dense coverage by EW and anti-aircraft defense means, however, the Ukrainian units successfully completed their combat mission. A fire and ammunition detonation are observed on the territory of the arsenal.”
“The operation was carried out by the Unmanned Systems Forces in cooperation with units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine,” the General Staff clarified.
They also added that “the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to undermine the military potential of the enemy.”
Earlier it became known that on the night of September 29, several regions of southern Russia were attacked by drones. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, air defense forces intercepted 125 drones over the Volgograd, Belgorod, Voronezh, Rostov, Kursk and Bryansk regions, as well as over the Krasnodar Territory and the Sea of Azov.
Several drones fell in the area of the village of Kotluban, Volgograd region, and a fire was recorded there. There is a large warehouse of ammunition in Kotluban, whether it was damaged is currently unknown. Kotluban is not the first time it has been attacked. The warehouse was attacked by UAVs in November 2023 and in March of this year.
From the spring of 2024, various regions of Russia, primarily close to the border with Ukraine, will be subjected to shelling and UAV attacks almost every day. There is destruction of civilian infrastructure, victims and victims among civilians. The Ministry of Defense of Russia blames the attacks on the Armed Forces, Kyiv usually does not officially comment on these reports.