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Satellites record consequences of nighttime attack on ammo depot in Krasnodar Krai - media

Satellites record consequences of nighttime attack on ammo depot in Krasnodar Krai - media

Radio Svoboda's "Schemes" project released a satellite image of the consequences of nighttime strikes on an ammunition depot and near a military airfield in the Tikhoretsky district of the Krasnodar Krai of the russian federation.

"On September 21 images from the Sentinel-2 satellite, which are available on the EO Browser platform and are at the disposal of "Schemes" (Radio Svoboda), the consequences of the night attack on the russian ammunition depot are visible - there is a fire going on. This military facility is located on north of the village of Kamennyi of the Tikhoretsky district, in the Krasnodar Krai of russia.

The satellite image also shows that the fire continues near the military airfield of the town of Tikhoretsk, which is located not far from the ammunition depot," the publication reported.

As noted by "Schemes", on the OpenStreetMap map these warehouses are marked as military unit No. 57229-41. In russian open sources there are references to the affiliation of this unit to the logistics center of the Southern Military District of the russian federation.

According to a study by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the depot is also known as the 719th ordnance base. In February 2024, CSIS reported that over the past year there has been increased activity and a noticeable increase in activity at this base. According to a report by CSIS analysts, in October 2023, the White House confirmed that this russian base is the main one in the russian federation for storing North Korean ammunition.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of September 21, russian media and Telegram channels reported a fire and detonation near one of the military units in the Tikhoretsky district. The authorities announced the evacuation of the local population from the village near which the fire broke out.

The agency also reported that the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the attack on the Tikhoretsk arsenal and announced the destruction of more than 2,000 tons of ammunition, including from North Korea. The General Staff noted that this warehouse "is one of the three largest ammunition storage bases and is one of the key ones in the logistics system of the russian troops."