US Edition'Explosions Rang Out All Night' — SBU Conducts Fresh Strikes on Ammunition Depot and Oil Facility Deep Inside Russia
The SBU Alpha unit used long-range drones to hit key Russian ammunition and oil sites, causing major detonations and fires as part of ongoing pressure on Russia’s war resources.
- On Tuesday, Ukraine's SBU Alpha group carried out two long-range deep-strike drone hits on Russia's 100th Main Missile and Artillery Directorate in Kostroma and an oil depot in Lipetsk.
- Since August, Ukraine has stepped up long-range drone strikes to pressure Moscow's revenue and degrade munitions supply by targeting energy infrastructure.
- The missile-facility hit triggered a secondary detonation of ammunition causing powerful blasts, while video footage and images shared on social media showed fire and smoke at Russia's 100th Main Missile and Artillery Directorate and the Lipetsk region oil depot.
- Claims and counterclaims include Russia's defense ministry saying it shot down 360 Ukrainian drones Tuesday, while the Security Service of Ukraine said its operations reduce immediate supply and fuel implications for Russian forces.
- In recent weeks, Ukraine has expanded strikes to maritime targets in the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and Mediterranean Sea, while the Alpha group carried out drone attacks including a strike on a Moscow-linked oil tanker and Operation Spiderweb.
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On Tuesday night, Ukrainian SBU security service members struck a Russian ammunition depot in the Kostroma region, from which secondary explosions of ammunition could be heard throughout the night. In addition, Ukrainians also struck an oil depot in the Lipetsk region, The Kyiv Independent reports.
Ukraine's elite Alpha group hit Russian ammo and oil with deep-strike drones, sparking explosions and fires, security official says
An explosion at a Russian oil depot last year. Ukraine continues to target Moscow's energy sector.2024 Planet Labs Inc./via REUTERSUkrainian drones struck an ammunition site and oil depot in Russia, a security official said Tuesday.The two strikes were carried out by the "Alpha" group, an elite unit in Ukraine's SBU agency.The attacks mark Ukraine's latest deep-strike operations against Russian weapons and energy.Ukrainian forces used long-range…
'Explosions rang out all night' — SBU conducts fresh strikes on ammunition depot and oil facility deep inside Russia
Long-range drones operated by the agency's Alpha special forces unit struck a large Russian arsenal near the town of Neya in Kostroma Oblast and an oil facility in Lipetsk Oblast.
CSO “A” SBU drones successfully attacked two enemy targets in the Russian rear.
Ammunition was supplied from the arsenal for a number of warehouses.
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