Russia publishes video of attack on Ukraine’s arsenal

04/24/2022 07:24 GMT+7

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, all attacks were carried out as part of a special military operation to protect the Donbass.

“Arms warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed due to the impact of high-precision shells. Targeting is carried out by the calculation of an unmanned aircraft,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

On April 22, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced: “During the special military operation, the Russian army took control of the Ukrainian army’s arsenal on an area of ​​several hundred hectares with warehouses containing thousands of tons of ammunition. pharmacy in Kharkov”.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian arsenal is storing ammunition for multiple launch missile systems with cluster warheads.

“These are the types of ammunition that Ukrainian forces use to bombard populated areas, constantly endangering civilians,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry noted, in addition to ammunition produced by the Soviet Union, the arsenals also store mines and artillery shells produced by the West.

Earlier, on April 18, Russia announced that it had destroyed a facility that gathered a large amount of Western weapons supporting Ukraine in the western city of Lviv with cruise missiles.

“The Russian Air Force launched a precision cruise missile at the 124th Joint Logistics Support Center of the Ukrainian Army Logistics Command in the western province of Lviv. This site and a large amount of weapons that have been given to Ukraine by the United States and Europe in the past six days have been completely destroyed,” said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov.

Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytsky also said that the city was hit by five Russian heavy missiles, four of which hit military infrastructure, the other fell on a tire production center. .

The United States and its Western allies have provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in weapons since Russia launched its military campaign in the country. Russia has repeatedly said that supplying weapons to Ukraine is a dangerous act and warned that foreign aid shipments to Ukraine could become a “legitimate target” of Russian forces.

Russia even handed over a note to the US, asking Washington to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, otherwise it would face “unforeseen consequences”.

Peace (translation summary)