Strike on Tikhoretsk arsenal: Satellite images reveal aftermath
Photo: Russian services have not yet extinguished the fire at the Tikhoretsk base (Getty Images)
A fire continues at the Russian arsenal in Tikhoretsk, which was attacked by Ukraine's Armed Forces. This has been confirmed by satellite imagery, according to the Telegram channel of the Schemes project (Radio Liberty).
The satellite images from the Sentinel-2 on September 21 show the aftermath of the nighttime attack on the arsenal near the village of Kamyany, Tikhoretsk district. The images indicate that a fire is ongoing.
Photo: aftermath of the strike on the Tikhoretsk base (t.me/cxemu)
The images also show that the fire continues in the area of the Tikhoretsk military airfield, which is close to the warehouses. Notably, these warehouses are marked on open maps as military unit No. 57229-41 and are known to belong to the material and technical support center of the Southern Military District of Russia.
According to research from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, this facility is also referred to as the 719th artillery ammunition base. A report by analysts confirmed that in October 2023, the White House acknowledged this base as a primary storage site for North Korean ammunition.
Strike on the arsenal in Tikhoretsk
On the night of September 21, explosions were heard in the vicinity of one of the military installations. Later, the governor of the Krasnodar region reported detonations of explosive materials due to the fire.
Read more about the night attack here.
Today, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the strike on the Tikhoretsk arsenal, noting that over 2,000 tons of ammunition were stored there, including munitions from North Korea. The report states that this site is one of the top three supply bases for Russian forces. The radar station Podlyot was also attacked.
Additionally, the Security Service of Ukraine targeted a base near the settlement of Oktyabrsky in the Tver region, close to Toropets, where warehouses exploded earlier this week. According to sources, artillery and missile weapons for the Iskander and Tochka-U systems were stored there.
