Ukrainian forces used long-range drones to strike a Russian missile arsenal in the Kostroma region and an oil depot in Lipetsk, triggering secondary explosions and fires, according to a Ukrainian security official. Carried out by the SBU’s elite Alpha unit, the attacks aimed to disrupt Russia’s ammunition supply and energy infrastructure, key pillars supporting Moscow’s war effort, reports Jake Epstein of Business Insider:
Ukrainian forces used long-range, deep-strike drones to hit a Russian missile arsenal and oil depot supporting the invasion, a security official told Business Insider on Tuesday. […]
A source in the Security Service of Ukraine, the SBU, said that drones hit Russia’s 100th Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) in the western Kostroma region. They were only authorized to speak on the condition of anonymity to discuss military developments.
The drone attack on the facility triggered a secondary detonation of ammunition, causing powerful blasts at the facility, the source said, calling it an important target because Russia uses it to supply munitions to smaller sites in other areas of the country. […]
Ukrainian officials have described the deep-strike operations as the country’s way of imposing “long-range” sanctions on Russia.
Meanwhile, Tuesday’s attack on the 100th GRAU arsenal reflects a tactic that Ukraine has long relied on — hitting ammunition storage sites inside Russia to cause more near-term battlefield impacts.
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