Ukrainian strike devastates central Russian ammunition depot in Voronezh

As a result of an operation conducted by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, a large ammunition depot belonging to the Russian "West" group, located near the city of Ostrogorsk in the Voronezh region, was destroyed.

According to the Defence Express service, the attack on the depot occurred on August 24 and resulted in a detonation. The depot stored approximately 5,000 US tons of ammunition, including artillery shells, tank rounds, anti-aircraft missiles, and small arms ammunition.

Despite the official conclusion of the "active phase of detonation" on August 25, the authorities of the Voronezh region reported that the detonation is still ongoing. Currently, demining activities are conducted only in the vicinity of the depot, not directly on it. Other services will begin their work only after thoroughly examining the surrounding area, including evacuated villages. Over 600 people have been evacuated, and the state of emergency in the region remains in effect.

Satellite images published by Kyrylo Ovsyany, a journalist from the Radio Liberty project, show that the ammunition depot was located in a forest between the villages of Novaya Melnitsa and Novaya Osinovka, about 56 miles from the border with Ukraine. The nearest residential building is about 656 yards away. This information sheds light on Russian activities' tactics and operational range in the region.

This is not the first such attack in this area. A previous one occurred on July 6, when Ukrainian drones attacked an ammunition depot in the Voronezh region during the night from Saturday to Sunday.