Ukraine has launched a devastating attack on a Russian ammunition facility as it responds to nightly attacks on its energy infrastructure and cities. The attack forcedthousands of Russiansto be evacuated from their homes in the Volgograd region as explosions hit the 265,000 ton munitions facility in Kotluban.
In another attack, Ukrainian forces hit a major Russian plant making missile guidance systems in Tambov region, triggering explosions and fire at Michurinsk. The attacks occurred asRussiatargetedKyivand other Ukrainian cities withballistic missilesovernight. Volograd Regional Governor Andrey Bocharov confirmed the evacuation of civilians asPutin’s arsenal store came under fire.
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He said: “In order to ensure the safety of the civilian population from the threat of detonation during fire extinguishing, an evacuation of the population of the nearby settlement of Kotluban has been announced and is being carried out.
“Buses have been prepared and sent for the evacuation. Civil defence shelters have been set up.”
The strike on the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate [GRAU] ammunition storage base comes as a major blow toVladimir Putin, with Russia going to great lengths throughout the four year war to protect civilians from the impacts of war.
The GRAU base was used to store missiles and artillery weapons while the Progress Plant in Michurinsk in the Tambov region, produces equipment for aviation and missile systems.
Overnight, explosions were heard inUkraine’s capital as Russian Shahed-type drones attacked the city, according tothe Kyiv Independent.
Around 2,600 apartment buildings were cut off from heating supplies by the Russian strikes.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
