Second arsenal explodes in Russia overnight

Fire and detonation in Krasnodar Krai – Ukrainian drones attacked an ammunition depot in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Krai, on the night of September 21.

Local residents publish video with explosions and secondary detonation.

#AHORA | Ucrania ataca un deposito militar en Tijoretsk, cerca de Krasnodar, Russia. Enorme explosión reportada. pic.twitter.com/9rEA2CvCqi

— MV Metaverso (@mv_metaverso) September 21, 2024

It is noted that local residents report an attack on an ammunition depot. The head of the city, the local governor, confirmed the drone attack:

“Due to the falling debris of one of them, a fire broke out, which spread to explosive objects. Detonation began. At present, for safety reasons, a temporary evacuation of residents is being carried out.”

Numerous publications are published video with fire and detonation (be careful, almost all videos on the Internet contain foul language when residents react).

The Telegram channel Astra, citing local residents, writes about a powerful explosion and subsequent detonation at an ammunition depot in the village of Kamenny near the city of Tikhoretsk. According to the channel, there are also two Russian military units in the village.

Many of the munitions were outside the shelters because the Russians were constantly taking them out by train and truck. At the attacked warehouse in Krasnodar Krai, the munitions were stored in the open air. OSINT researcher Daniele reported this on the social network X on the morning of Saturday, September 21.

The depot in Kamenny, Tikhoretsky district, was old and not even protected to modern standard… but looks like as usual lot of material was left outside. Possibly because was ready to go on trains and trucks. pic.twitter.com/yhyVA3M040

— Daniele 🇺🇦🇬🇧🏴GFPR (@HartreeFock) September 21, 2024

According to the spokesman of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army South, Sergei Bratchuk, a training airbase (627th training aviation regiment) with L-39 Albatros aircraft is stationed in Tikhoretsk as part of the Krasnodar Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots (KVVAUL).

That night, a fire was also reported at the ammunition depot of the 23rd arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry (GRAU). It is located less than 20 km from Toropets, where a few days ago happened a large-scale fire with detonation at the 107th arsenal of the GRAU. There, a strike was carried out on a train where missiles were stored, including Iskander and North Korean KN23. It was also reported that 18 earthquakes were recorded in the Tver region on that day.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation statedthat on the night of September 21, 101 aircraft-type UAVs were “destroyed and intercepted”:

“53 UAVs were intercepted and destroyed over the territory of the Bryansk region, 18 over the territory of the Krasnodar region, where an explosion occurred at a suspected military warehouse, 5 over the territory of the Kaluga region, 3 UAVs over the territories of the Tver and Belgorod regions, one UAV over the territories of the Smolensk and Kursk regions and the Republic of Crimea, 16 UAVs over the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov.”

According to ASTRA, the 23rd arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry, located in the Tver region, was hit during the attack on September 21. The village is located 16 km from the city of Toropets, where three days earlier there was also a attacked large weapons warehouse.

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