Open-source reporting highlights that on the July 7, 2024, Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike against russian ammunition storage depot near Sergeevka, Voronezh region. This attack resulted in the near total destruction of ammunition and equipment stored in open bermed areas as well as buildings located at the facility, according to the UK Defense Intelligence.
This is a significant loss at a depot that reportedly covered approximately 9 square kilometres. The depot was highly likely storing a mixture of surface-to-surface munitions as well as small arms to be used by personnel on the frontlines. This will further stretch russia’s already struggling logistics chains and force yet more dispersals due to the continued threat of Ukrainian strikes. This incident further highlights russia’s continued inability to protect key locations in an area that boasts a densely layered air defense posture, some 80 km from the Ukraine border. Such shortcomings will almost certainly see further losses to other well-planned Ukrainian strikes.
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Russia can ill afford such losses considering the attritional warfare strategy it has adopted, which shows little regard for the lives of its soldiers. This approach requires huge amounts of ammunition. Russia is now relying on its limited foreign partners for this supply due to its own defense industry struggling to meet the frontline demand.
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