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Geolocation of the Russian ammunition storage targeted this morning.
P.S I’ve done all of it from my smartphone.
In the video above we see this tall tower and a stripped chimney.
I’ve geolocated this (coal power plant ?) to the outskirts of Luhansk.
📍 (48.5537600, 39.1763026)
A video reportedly from today shows civilians being evacuated from this location.
In the first video you can also see these apartment buildings. Geolocated here : (48.5616192, 39.2470060)
We also see this building in the background. Geolocated here : (48.5607219, 39.1952714)
By estimating the line of sight of the person filming, I drew a line to a possible location for ammunition storage.
In my opinion, it is likely that the place of the explosion is this industrial zone in the city of Rodakove (Родакове).
📍 (48.5502628, 39.0516728)
This place is about 70 km from the front line.
(Map is from @Liveuamap)
FIRMS shows two fire locations. One is approximately where I estimated the explosions occurred. The other is further west.
This matches other photos of the area.
After discussing this with a few people, I believe the explosions happened here : 48.5624465, 38.9441186
This lines up with FIRMS data.
Also, @idontwa86202030 pointed out that the industrial zone in Rodakove was destroyed a few years ago.
Seen from space
The smoke plume extends over 100km!
UPDATE : Not one but two Russian bases were successfully targeted by Ukraine.
The base was completely destroyed.
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