Ukraine destroys Russian equipment evacuated from Donbas depot
Ukrainian Armed Forces (Photo: Getty Images)
After a strike on a Russian ammunition depot in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian forces carried out an additional attack on enemy equipment that was being evacuated from the strike zone, according to the Telegram channel Dosye Shpiona.
Strike on the ammunition depot
According to the source, the first series of explosions occurred on March 11 near the settlement of Shyroka Balka in the Donetsk region.
Reports indicate that a Russian military ammunition depot was hit in the attack.
After the detonation, a rapid evacuation of military vehicles began. Columns of equipment started moving westward, trying to leave the strike area.
Follow-up strike on equipment
About half an hour after the initial explosions, Ukrainian forces carried out a follow-up attack on the equipment that had reached the settlement of Manhush, located roughly eight kilometers west of the original strike site.
Reports indicate that five pieces of military equipment were destroyed. There are also reports of casualties and injuries among Russian service members.
Drone strikes
According to the source, all attacks on Russian targets were carried out using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
Use of infrastructure in occupied territories
After occupying Mariupol and the surrounding areas, Russian forces have been actively using local infrastructure for military purposes.
In particular, this includes storing ammunition for artillery and missile systems.
On the night of March 11–12, Security Service drones attacked the Tikhoretsk oil pumping station in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, a key oil hub in southern Russia.
Additionally, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Ukrainian forces shot down two Russian reconnaissance drones, Merlin-VR, each valued at over $300,000.
