UK intelligence names consequences of strike on ammunition depot in Voronezh region

The report says that on July 7, Ukrainian drones struck a Russian munitions depot near Sergievka in the Voronezh region. As a result of the attack, almost all munitions and equipment stored in open areas, as well as buildings located on the site, were destroyed.

According to British intelligence, this is a significant loss at a depot with an area of about 9 square kilometers. The depot likely stored both land-to-land munitions and small arms intended for use by soldiers on the front lines.

The British Ministry of Defense wrote that this would further stretch Russia's logistical chains and lead to even greater dispersal of troops due to the threat of Ukrainian strikes. This incident once again highlights Russia's inability to protect key facilities in an area with a densely echeloned air defense system, approximately 80 km from the border with Ukraine.

These gaps will lead to further losses due to other well-planned Ukrainian strikes, the report states.

The UK Ministry of Defense also said that Russia cannot afford such losses given its adopted strategy of attrition warfare, which pays little regard to the lives of its soldiers. This approach requires a vast amount of munitions. Russia is now relying on its limited foreign partners for these supplies as its defense industry struggles to meet the demand at the front.

Depot destruction

On July 7, a munitions depot in the Voronezh region caught fire. Shells detonated over several hours.

RBC-Ukraine sources reported an attack by SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) drones on a large munitions depot. The 9,000-square-meter facility stored land-to-land and land-to-air missiles, tank and artillery shells, and boxes of ammunition for firearms.