Ukrainian strike prompts emergency near Russian arms depot
The independent portal Meduza, citing regional authorities, reports that a local "state of emergency" has been declared in the Tikhoretsk area of Krasnodar Krai. A Ukrainian attack on an ammunition depot near Tikhoretsk prompted this move.
The governor of Krasnodar Krai, Veniamin Kondratyev, announced the state of emergency. The official stated that residents were not threatened, and the decision was made to quickly resolve "all issues related to the incident."
As he conveyed, 1,200 residents were evacuated from the Tikhoretsk area in the morning. According to another local official, Sergey Shtrikov, they will be able to return home in two days once activities related to securing the area are completed, reported Meduza.
Ukraine confirms the attack
Earlier, the Ukrainian General Staff reported successful attacks on two Russian ammunition depots: in the Tikhoretsk area and in Tver Oblast.
Near Tikhoretsk, which is located in southern Russia about 93 miles from Krasnodar, one of the three largest Russian depots was reportedly hit. According to the Ukrainian side, at the time of the attack, a rail shipment carrying at least 2,000 tons (approx. 4,400,000 lbs) of ammunition, including from North Korea, was present. The attack resulted in a fire, followed by the detonation of the munitions. A radar station was also attacked.
According to information from the Ukrainian General Staff, the second successful attack targeted the 23rd Ammunition Arsenal of the Main Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense, located near Oktyabrsky in Tver Oblast.
Earlier, Governor Kondratyev reported a Ukrainian attack that occurred during the night. He stated that "air defense and electronic warfare forces destroyed two drones" and that the cause of the fire, which then spread to explosive materials causing detonations, was due to "fragments" of the drones.
