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Arsenal storing Iranian missiles attacked in Russian Volgograd region

Arsenal storing Iranian missiles attacked in Russian Volgograd region Photo: an arsenal in the Volgograd region could have been attacked (Getty Images)

In the Volgograd region of Russia, a warehouse storing Russian weapons was reportedly attacked. It is believed that Iranian ballistic missiles may have been stored there, reports Andrii Kovalеnко, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, on Telegram.

According to him, an arsenal of ammunition belonging to the Main Directorate of Rocket and Artillery Armament of the Ministry of Defense of Russia was attacked in the settlement of Kotluban in the Volgograd region.

"There was a stockpile of Iranian ballistic missiles and their launchers stored there," noted Kovalеnko.

It is worth mentioning that there were reports of explosions in Kotluban overnight, as well as a "strike" on a Russian military weapons depot. A fire broke out there, and local residents are reporting detonations.

There are also reports on social media about a fire at the military airfield Baltimore in Yeisk, Krasnodar Krai. Local outlets indicate that missiles of the Kinzhal type may have been stored there.

Night explosions in Russia

As previously reported, it was loud in several regions of Russia last night. In addition to the Volgograd region and Krasnodar Krai, explosions were heard in the Tambov, Oryol, Lipetsk, Tula, Voronezh, and Saratov regions.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of Russia claims that Russian air defense systems destroyed as many as 125 drones over seven regions and the Sea of Azov during the night.