Next short🧵, this time about a Russian Arsenal, a storage site of rockets/missiles, ammunition and explosive materials, south of the small town of Patrikeevo.
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53°37'59"N 46°52'21"E
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53°37'59"N 46°52'21"E
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livingatlas.arcgis.com/wayback/#activ…
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As far as I can tell, the site not depleted or anything like that in 30.04.2024. But it's a rare case of a missile storage site where some large missiles are stored in the open, without any cover or storage boxes. Which makes it worth to look at what is stored here.
As far as I can tell, the site not depleted or anything like that in 30.04.2024. But it's a rare case of a missile storage site where some large missiles are stored in the open, without any cover or storage boxes. Which makes it worth to look at what is stored here.
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Most of what is stored here, is still either in the usual piles of boxes or (probably) in the buildings. There were some changes since the start of the war, but nothing easily quantifiable. Some piles got bigger, some smaller. It's possible material was moved out from inside.
Most of what is stored here, is still either in the usual piles of boxes or (probably) in the buildings. There were some changes since the start of the war, but nothing easily quantifiable. Some piles got bigger, some smaller. It's possible material was moved out from inside.
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The area that is most interesting, is in the eastern part of the base which holds the largest boxes/missiles/rockets. Luckily that part of the base has both pre war (9.7.2021) and recent (30.4.2024) high resolution footage.
The area that is most interesting, is in the eastern part of the base which holds the largest boxes/missiles/rockets. Luckily that part of the base has both pre war (9.7.2021) and recent (30.4.2024) high resolution footage.
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In the lower half, I'm not certain about the actual ID of the contents but the lengths of the larger objects are ~6m (violet) and ~10m (red) long. Additionally in between the recordings another size of boxes was added ~6,5m (yellow) in length. Maybe from one of the buildings.
In the lower half, I'm not certain about the actual ID of the contents but the lengths of the larger objects are ~6m (violet) and ~10m (red) long. Additionally in between the recordings another size of boxes was added ~6,5m (yellow) in length. Maybe from one of the buildings.
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The upper half contains mostly openly stored Kh-22 missiles (gold). There were ~95 in 2021 and 103 in 2024).
The additional missiles are likely from the ~65 very large storage boxes (blue) that were removed entirely.
That means ~57 Kh-22 missiles were removed from this base.
The upper half contains mostly openly stored Kh-22 missiles (gold). There were ~95 in 2021 and 103 in 2024).
The additional missiles are likely from the ~65 very large storage boxes (blue) that were removed entirely.
That means ~57 Kh-22 missiles were removed from this base.
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The smaller objects here (white, ~5m long) have not been touched.
There is also another type of missile, identifiable in the clearer 2024 footage. There seem to be two KSR-2 (AS-5 "Kelt") missiles (pink).
The last missile looks like another Kh-22 without wings to me (green).
The smaller objects here (white, ~5m long) have not been touched.
There is also another type of missile, identifiable in the clearer 2024 footage. There seem to be two KSR-2 (AS-5 "Kelt") missiles (pink).
The last missile looks like another Kh-22 without wings to me (green).
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Usually one would want to store expensive and somewhat sensitive munitions in a controlled environment or at the very least not completely exposed to the elements.
Usually one would want to store expensive and somewhat sensitive munitions in a controlled environment or at the very least not completely exposed to the elements.
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And it seems the Russians know this as well, because none of the missiles that were stored in the open seem to have actually been removed (yet), only the ones still in their storage boxes (and not even all of those).
And it seems the Russians know this as well, because none of the missiles that were stored in the open seem to have actually been removed (yet), only the ones still in their storage boxes (and not even all of those).
Final thoughts:
I have started to enlarge my list of locations with all storage sites that we have ignored so far. Sites that do not hold any heavy weapons, just trucks/trailers etc..
This will take a while, but it will result in a more comprehensive count of all the bases.
I have started to enlarge my list of locations with all storage sites that we have ignored so far. Sites that do not hold any heavy weapons, just trucks/trailers etc..
This will take a while, but it will result in a more comprehensive count of all the bases.
As a result, I will likely only post shorter threads (like this one) for now. There's still plenty to discover in the depth of Russia's storage sites, so I will try to keep posting a thread about once per week.
For sharing insights and working together, special thanks to:
@HighMarsed
@Jonpy99
@hizzo_jay
@Ath3neN0ctu4
@HighMarsed
@Jonpy99
@hizzo_jay
@Ath3neN0ctu4
Also special thanks to @Archer83Able for posting the file with allmost all the Russian military locations for Google Earth Pro. Without this, finding and analyzing storage sites would be much, much harder.
https://x.com/Archer83Able/status/1773732406991708277
@Archer83Able I forgot to add some pictures about the stored missile types:
Kh-22 (air launhed anti-ship missile): size fits
Raduga KSR-2 (air-launched cruise missile): size and folded wings fit (the shadow helps with the ID)
Kh-22 (air launhed anti-ship missile): size fits
Raduga KSR-2 (air-launched cruise missile): size and folded wings fit (the shadow helps with the ID)
@Archer83Able Both systems are quite ancient (dev. in 50s) but Kh-22s have been used by Russia and mostly hit Ukrainian civilians. Even if the targets had been military (which is not entirely certain to say the least) the design is terribly inaccurate in the land ...
https://x.com/Tendar/status/1615371691676270595
@Archer83Able attack role but thewarhead is large (~1000kg) and the speed and flight profile makes it hard to intercept. Carrier is usually a Tu-22M3.
@Archer83Able Use of this type of missile has gotten a bit scarcer lately. Not clear whether this is because of usable missiles getting rarer or because Ukraine downed the Tu-22M3 doing that mission.
https://x.com/Maks_NAFO_FELLA/status/1781202312955834650
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