Russian sources say that the long-range Ukrainian drone attack on the Toropets arsenal where tens of thousands of tons of missiles, bombs and artillery shells were stored was the most significant and devastating Ukrainian attack on Russian weapons stockpiles of the whole war. 1/5 pic.twitter.com/0F576nzwOE
— Ukraine Reporter (@StateOfUkraine) September 18, 2024
Russia was confident that the Toropets facility, which they claimed had been designed to be indestructible, was too far away from Ukraine and too well-defended to be at risk. Russian corruption and tendency to centralize resources worked in Ukraine's favor. 3/5
— Ukraine Reporter (@StateOfUkraine) September 18, 2024
Beyond affecting Russia's ability to supply its troops with ammo, the much more important long-term significance of strikes like this is that Ukraine is developing long-range strike capabilities that will untie its hands, freeing it from defeatist Western arm-twisting. 5/5
— Ukraine Reporter (@StateOfUkraine) September 18, 2024
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