Ukrainian explosive unmanned aerial vehicles struck an ammunition depot in the Voronezh Region of russia. Local governor Aleksandr Gusev issued an air raid alert on the late evening of July 6th that lasted until morning, afterward he reported several hostile UAVs were shot down, yet the falling debris caused a fire.
"In the Podgorensky district, detonation of explosive objects began," Gusev explained the loud blast sounds heard by residents. One even managed to film a drone flying nearby as it was heading towards its target.
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However, locals don't agree with their governor, as they testify that a few drones managed to hit their target. As it turned out, it was a depot of the russian invasion army storing various ammunition, Ukrainian media resource Army TV reports citing own sources and details that the drones belonged to the Security Service of Ukraine.
The storage facility was 9,000 m² big and used to keep a wide range of weapons, including surface-to-surface, air-to-surface attack missiles, ammunition for tanks and artillery systems, boxes with small arms cartridges.
By 9:30 in the morning, the explosive supplies were still exploding, russian governor Gusev announced a state of emergency and evacuation of the residents within the Podgorensky district of the Voronezh Region.
Ukrainian OSINT community CyberBoroshno identified the exact location: Sergeyevka village, about 140 km from the current frontline. Though the extent of damage to the depot is yet to be investigated and this event's impact on the frontlines is unclear, it is likely that the goods stored there were used to resupply the russian forces trying to offense in Ukraine's east, with this Ukrainian strike hindering the russian army's efforts.
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