Ukraine attacks Iranian missile depot in Russia with drones
Ukraine’s latest large-scale drone strike against Russia targeted an ammunition depot containing Iranian ballistic missiles and launchers. Andriy Kovalenkodirector of the Center for Combating Disinformation, managed by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
“Kotluban, Volgograd region. The ammunition arsenal of the Main Directorate of Missile and Artillery Armaments of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was attacked” Kovalenko wrote on his channel. Telegram on Sunday morning.
“Some of Iran’s ballistic missiles were stored there as well as their launchers”he emphasized.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, 125 Ukrainian drones were “destroyed and captured” on the night of September 29, including 67 in the Volgograd region, where the ammunition depot is located.
Another 17 drones were spotted in Russia’s Voronezh region, where falling debris damaged an apartment building and a private home, local governor Aleksandr Gusev said. Images on social media showed flames coming from the windows on the top floor of the multi-storey building. No casualties were reported.
However, local media and Telegram channels reported explosions, as well as fires and detonations at the Kotluban depot.
On the other hand, 13 civilians were injured on Sunday in overnight fire on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhia after Ukrainian military commanders warned that Moscow could be preparing a new military offensive in the country’s south.
president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyihe also said that the attack on the site affected the city’s means of transport. “Today, Russia attacked Zaporozhye with aerial bombs. There was damage to ordinary residential buildings and the destruction of the entrance to one building. Urban infrastructure and railways were also damaged.“, Zelensky said on X, formerly Twitter.
“A total of 13 people were injured and two were rescued from the wreckage. I thank all the emergency services for their quick response and providing the necessary assistance. “Debris removal continues.
The Ukrainian army warned on Saturday that Russian forces could be preparing an offensive in the Zaporozhye region. Vladyslav Voloshyn, a spokesman for the southern command of the Ukrainian army, said that Russia is gathering troops in this direction.
Ukraine’s air force also said 22 Russian drones were launched into the country overnight. Fifteen were shot down in the Ukrainian regions of Sumy, Vinnytsia, Mykolaiv and Odesa, and five others were destroyed by electronic defense. It was unclear what happened to the other two planes.
(With information from EFE and AP)