At night in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation, "cotton" sounded. In particular, the 67th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Command of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was attacked.
Points of attention
- As a result of the attack on the 67th GRAU arsenal of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Bryansk region, a severe fire broke out, during which artillery ammunition was damaged.
- According to the information of the General Staff, the Ukrainian Defense Forces, together with units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, attacked the arsenal where shells from North Korea and other weapons were stored.
- The attack on the arsenal created serious logistical problems for the Russian army and reduced the offensive potential of the occupiers, the General Staff noted.
- The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the alleged destruction of Ukrainian drones over the territory of the Bryansk region, but there is no evidence of this.
What is known about the attack on the GRAU arsenal in the Bryansk region of the Russian Federation
As Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for countering disinformation at the NSDC, noted, an attack was carried out on the arsenal. After that there was a big fire.
According to Kovalenko, artillery ammunition was stored there, including North Korean shells "for their systems". In addition, there are guided aerial bombs (CABs), anti-aircraft missiles and ammunition for multiple rocket launchers (RSV).
Currently, it is not known what exactly the GRAU arsenal was attacked with.
Instead, the Governor of Bryansk Oblast, Oleksandr Bogomaz, announced the drone attack. He traditionally noted that "the UAV was destroyed, there were no casualties or damage."
Later, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that on the morning of November 19, air defense systems allegedly destroyed 12 Ukrainian UAVs over the territory of the Bryansk region and 1 over the territory of the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.
Defense forces of Ukraine hit the military arsenal of the GRAU of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Bryansk region
We will remind, on October 9, the Defense Forces successfully attacked the 67th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Bryansk region. Projectiles from North Korea were stored there.
As the General Staff notes, the attack was carried out by units of the Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces.
According to available information, ammunition for missile and artillery weapons, including those that came from the DPRK, as well as guided aerial bombs, were stored on the territory of the warehouse. A significant part of them was located in the open air.
During the attack, explosions were recorded on the territory of the object. In particular, local authorities blocked roads in the area of the arsenal.
Damage to such arsenals creates serious logistical problems for the Russian army and significantly reduces the offensive potential of the occupiers, the General Staff noted.
