Ukrainian paratroopers destroy Russia’s ‘huge’ ammunition depot, repelling 11 attacks on Donbass

Video released by the Ukrainian military of the attack that destroyed a large Russian ammunition depot shows a large building on fire, with a plume of black smoke rising.

Video provided by the 80th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian army. According to the statement of the 80th Airborne Amphibious Brigade, they carried out an artillery attack on the Russian ammunition depot.

Zenger News has reached out to Russian and Ukrainian officials for comment on the attack but has not yet received a response.

Meanwhile, on the Donetsk and Lugansk fronts, Ukrainian forces repelled 11 attacks by Russian forces in the past 24 days. Currently, fighting is still ongoing in two hot spots in Donbass, Severodonetsk and Lysychansk.

“In the last 24 hours, units of the Combined Forces of the Ukrainian Army destroyed 3 tanks; 5 artillery systems, 2 armored fighting vehicles; 13 troop carriers and 3 ammunition depots. Defense units. The air force shot down two Orlan-10 drones over Ukraine’s Donbass,” the Ukrainian military statement said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian attacks on the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk had turned them into “dead cities”.

He added that Ukrainian forces are still entrenched and able to hold the city of Severodonetsk.

To “energize” Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States have announced that they are sending long-range missile systems to Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of more attacks in Ukraine if the West sends long-range weapons to Kiev’s forces.