Russia continues high-precision attacks against Ukrainian forces
Russian forces have destroyed a large ammunition depot in southern Ukraine as they continue to carry out “high-precision strikes” against Kiev’s forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said on September 12.
The attack eliminated a warehouse containing 45,000 tons of ammunition near the town of Voznesensk in the Nikolaev region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The statement also revealed Kiev's losses, including more than 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers killed and wounded in the past 24 hours in the area.
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| BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system of the Russian army in Ukraine. Photo: Sputnik |
The Russian Defense Ministry also said its forces targeted Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region, where Russian troops recently withdrew from several areas to reorganize amid a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Russia is believed to have targeted Ukrainian ammunition depots since the start of its military operation on February 24 in an effort to destroy Western-supplied weapons and ammunition and reduce Kiev's military capabilities.
The new attacks come as the Ukrainian army steps up its counter-offensive in Kharkiv, with President Zelensky declaring on September 10 that the country had "liberated more than 2,000 km2territory". Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine's five-day campaign in the east and south had left more than 12,000 casualties.
