SBU (Illustrative photo: SBU press service)

The Security Service of Ukraine has confirmed the destruction of an ammunition depot behind enemy lines by drones – in the village of Velyke Orikhove, near Kartiysk, Donetsk region.

Starting at 10:00 PM on July 2, explosions were heard at the warehouses, followed by a powerful secondary detonation of ammunition and a fire.

Kharzysk is located near the temporarily occupied (since 2014) cities of Makiivka and Donetsk and has important strategic significance because it is used by the Russians as a rear base.

The occupiers have placed command posts, logistics centers, and ammunition depots there. All of them are legitimate military targets, the SBU emphasized.

The distance to Ukrainian-controlled territory is at least about 50 km.

Kharzysk on the DeepState map

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  • On June 30, a Russian military facility was attacked in the temporarily occupied Donetsk.
  • On the night of July 1, loud explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied Luhansk, resulting in fires.