Tonight Ukrainian OWA-UAV's successfully struck and have severely damaged the Toropets Northeast Ammunition Depot which has seen significant expansion since the declassified June 1965 report by the National Photographic Interpretation Center now known as the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.
The data right now indicates that there is significant damage to the newer expansions of the depot, primarily among the reinforced ammunition bunkers on the eastern side of the facility along with several of the original 150' x 40' storage buildings and among the barracks and administrative buildings by the depot entrance on the Northern side of the depot.
The data right now indicates that there is significant damage to the newer expansions of the depot, primarily among the reinforced ammunition bunkers on the eastern side of the facility along with several of the original 150' x 40' storage buildings and among the barracks and administrative buildings by the depot entrance on the Northern side of the depot.
Today this former Soviet Era Munitions Depot is operated by the 107th GRAU Arsenal which expanded with the depot with an addition of 42 reinforced bunkers and 23 non reinforced storage and maintenance buildings likely housing several tens of thousands of tons of munitions such as Air Defense Missiles and Surface to Surface Missiles.
This is not including the original depot which had about 50 storage buildings plus several maintenance buildings excluding the administrative area with barracks, motor pool and vehicle maintenance
Dawn has arrived and the entire facility is ablaze. Russian Ministry of Defense stated in 2022 that "The arsenal allows us to protect stockpiles of missiles and ammunition from external influences and ensure their safety and explosion and fire safety. The full load of each arsenal storage facility is up to 240 tons."
With around 92 such buildings across the old and new portions of the depot that's 22,080 tons of munitions fully stocked and excluding the maintenance facilities.
With around 92 such buildings across the old and new portions of the depot that's 22,080 tons of munitions fully stocked and excluding the maintenance facilities.
Portion of the depot also had rockets and 7.62 Munitions
https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/1836251632188731869?t=4zXFCo_BJCuyjJ8V0-RiRQ&s=19
If I was at Toropets South Ammunition Depot at Oktyabrskii I would be shitting my pants knowing I'm next. This depot is located IVO
56.359093,31.649825
Toropets South Ammunition Depot has a total of 71 buildings
57 proteced
14 unprotected
This depot if fully stocked likely has 17,000~ tons of munitions and sits 14 miles south of Toropets Northeast Ammunition Depot.
56.359093,31.649825
Toropets South Ammunition Depot has a total of 71 buildings
57 proteced
14 unprotected
This depot if fully stocked likely has 17,000~ tons of munitions and sits 14 miles south of Toropets Northeast Ammunition Depot.
The importance of Ukraine taking out this Depot will be felt immediately, particularly in Task Group North.
The 107th GRAU Arsenal like most Soviet and Russian Military Depots is directly connected to the Russian rail network.
The 107th GRAU Arsenal has munitions shipped by RZD West to
Velikiye Luki then to Nevel then south into Belarus passing the Belarus Ammunition depot at 55.511101,29.937067 then continues to Vitebsk Belarus then crosses the border back into Russia going to Smolensk where it continues down to Bryansk then Lgov or Oryol then to Kursk then to Belgorod to Task Group North. Other munitions continue from Kursk to Start Oskol then to Valuyki into Occupied Ukraine or to Voronezh continuing South towards Rostov then back into occupied Ukraine.
The 107th GRAU Arsenal like most Soviet and Russian Military Depots is directly connected to the Russian rail network.
The 107th GRAU Arsenal has munitions shipped by RZD West to
Velikiye Luki then to Nevel then south into Belarus passing the Belarus Ammunition depot at 55.511101,29.937067 then continues to Vitebsk Belarus then crosses the border back into Russia going to Smolensk where it continues down to Bryansk then Lgov or Oryol then to Kursk then to Belgorod to Task Group North. Other munitions continue from Kursk to Start Oskol then to Valuyki into Occupied Ukraine or to Voronezh continuing South towards Rostov then back into occupied Ukraine.
This depot also highlights the complicity and involvement of the Belarus government in Russia's aggression in Ukraine by continuing to allow Russian Railways freedom to ship military goods through their country before going to Russian Forces in Ukraine.
To further highlight the importance of Toropets and the Rail line to Smolensk and Task Group North recall August 12th 2024 thread on "Collapse of Russian Railway" with Russian Railways prohibiting Belarus Railway from operating trains from Orsha-Smolensk and Vitebsk-Smolensk and to include prohibition of Belarus trains from operating to Oryol and Kursk branchs of the Moscow Railway (MRZhD RR) effective immediately from 12.08.2024 no end date given.
https://x.com/Schizointel/status/1823770909661901134?t=b9mq8UlHVNDwKXqI06P3pQ&s=19
To grasp how much munitions just went up in smoke about 18 days worth of munitions for Task Group North blown up overnight.
Using the math from @Mattl8241 in his Russian Logistics Thread this single depot if at full capacity with 22,080 tons of munitions could supply Task Group North if I'm reading his math correctly of tonnage of munitions every 3 days. Feel free to correct me if I read the math wrong.
Read his thread of threads and his spreadsheet below. 👇
Using the math from @Mattl8241 in his Russian Logistics Thread this single depot if at full capacity with 22,080 tons of munitions could supply Task Group North if I'm reading his math correctly of tonnage of munitions every 3 days. Feel free to correct me if I read the math wrong.
Read his thread of threads and his spreadsheet below. 👇
https://x.com/Mattl8241/status/1774902060238115247?t=qpP7pNvdZY5Z3dj_GDnfeQ&s=19
The explosions of Toropets Northeast Ammunition Depot have been picked up in seismographs registering between 2.5-3.2 magnitude quake.
https://x.com/vcdgf555/status/1836271618546634940?t=V1HFgFu_V5b8Kznx_ShdSg&s=19
Some locals on Russian Social media have reported the nearby towns are destroyed and Tsikarevo is completely cut off due to the fires only way out is by boat across the lake.
https://x.com/kromark/status/1836289753928310924?t=7K8Eia-d33-F8Jtr0H1Edw&s=19
RBC-TV local reporter posting on VKontakte reports fire has surrounded and consumed several towns.
In Tsikarevo residents where asking for 5 boats to come across the lake to rescue people but communication has been lost.
Communication also lost with residents from Zarech'e and Kudino
Evacuations in
Toropets,
Talitsa
NASA FIRMS shows the town of
Koldino also consumed by fire.
In Tsikarevo residents where asking for 5 boats to come across the lake to rescue people but communication has been lost.
Communication also lost with residents from Zarech'e and Kudino
Evacuations in
Toropets,
Talitsa
NASA FIRMS shows the town of
Koldino also consumed by fire.
As for potential fires in Toropets Local RBC-TV reporter is asking on conditions at
Zavokzalnoye Shosse Street, Andreevo Street,
Pochtovaya Street,
Leningradskaya Street,
Mount Popa,
Oktyabrskaya street,
Roshchinskaya street,
Kutuzov Street,
Sovetskaya street,
Access to M9,
Solovyova Street,
Kalinina Street,
Svobodny Lane,
Cheryomushki,
Polezhaeva,
Village Ridge,
Uritsky Embankment
(Not sure if all of these areas are in Toropets but may indicate potential fire conditions in that direction)
Zavokzalnoye Shosse Street, Andreevo Street,
Pochtovaya Street,
Leningradskaya Street,
Mount Popa,
Oktyabrskaya street,
Roshchinskaya street,
Kutuzov Street,
Sovetskaya street,
Access to M9,
Solovyova Street,
Kalinina Street,
Svobodny Lane,
Cheryomushki,
Polezhaeva,
Village Ridge,
Uritsky Embankment
(Not sure if all of these areas are in Toropets but may indicate potential fire conditions in that direction)
In a not surprising series of events, it wasn't just the previous deputy defense minister that made grand statements about the alleged safety of Toropets Northeast Ammunition Depot but his predecessor in 2018 stated that Toropets ammunition depot modernization was designed to protect the munitions from missile strikes and withstand a nuclear blast.
Russian Defense Ministry statements side by side.
https://x.com/Schizointel/status/1836316445157863582?t=kaIaukIV_s83CwwBxjYk5Q&s=19
Ukrainian Government Statement
https://x.com/NZ_Trav/status/1836316714562453612?t=kaIaukIV_s83CwwBxjYk5Q&s=19
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