DPRK ammunition: Two large arsenals of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (pictures) have been destroyed in Russia

Western analysts noted that the 719-A base of artillery ammunition in the Krasnodar region plays a key role in providing the Southern and Eastern groups of Russian troops. Therefore, the destruction of this arsenal strikes a serious blow to the supply of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On September 21, the Defense Forces of Ukraine struck two high -precision long -range strikes on enemy arsenals, which ended with their detonation and destruction.

The strikes were directed at the 23rd Arsenal of the Grau of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation near the village of Oktyabrsky Tver region and the 719th base of artillery ammunition near Tikhoretsk in Krasnodar region. According to Defense Express, these facilities were stored, in particular, ammunition from the DPRK.

The 23rd Arsenal of the MoD of the Russian Federation, located 16 km from the 107th arsenal under Tropets, was in the impact zone at a distance of about 450 km from the border with Ukraine. The arsenal covers an area of ​​2. 6 km², but information about its content is still unknown. According to NASA, a large -scale fire was recorded in its territory. 719-A base of artillery ammunition in the Krasnodar region, area of ​​1 square.

km, was of strategic importance for the southern and eastern groups of Russian troops. Satellite images show that during the period from 2022 to 2024, the number of shelves for ammunition increased, indicating a significant increase in their concentration. In addition, part of the artillery ammunition transmitted by Russia from the DPRK in January 2024 was also stored on this database, as shown by OSINT analysis.

It should be noted that in February 2024, the American Analytical Institute reported that the repository was expanded for the placement of North Korean shells. "The active development and expansion of the infrastructure existing in Russia for the storage of ammunition is closer to the front line is observed in the Tikhoretsky composition of ammunition, the Mosodotsk composition of ammunition and the Egorlikskaya airfield, which was converted into ammunition composition," the material said.

According to analysts, this object plays a key role in providing the southern and eastern groups of Russian troops. This has been confirmed by an increase in base activity since the fall of 2023, after October 13, 2023, the White House officially confirmed that the facility was used to store ammunition transmitted by North Korea. The base consisted of two functional zones - headquarters and storage. The staff complex included administrative buildings, repair shops and storage sites.

There were about 27 warehouse zones, four earthen bunkers and two open equipment for equipment in the storage area. The satellite images recorded 27 railway cars of different types, which indicated the typical level of activity associated with the war in Ukraine. However, the most remarkable was the beginning of large -scale earthworks to create 14 new repositories for containers and trailers.