“On the night of February 12, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck the arsenal of the main missile and artillery department of the Russian army near the village of Kotluban in the Volgograd region, which caused a large-scale fire and detonation.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Photo: Telegram/Exilenova+ Source: Governor of Volgograd Region Andriy Bocharovmonitoring Telegram channels
Details: According to the Russian governor, “in order to ensure the safety of the civilian population from the threat of detonation during firefighting, the evacuation of the population of Kotluban settlement has been announced and is underway.”
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According to monitoring channels, the Russian occupiers’ arsenal for storage and modernization of missile and artillery weapons came under attack. Local residents reported on social networks about powerful explosions and a strong fire near the military facility.
The governor of the region said that Russian air defense was allegedly repelling a missile attack. According to him, units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are involved in extinguishing the fire.
What preceded:
- In September 2024, the Defense Forces already attacked GRAU in Kotluban. That time, a fire broke out as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones, but the fire did not spread to the territory of the ammunition warehouse.