On Independence Day, scouts blew up an ammunition depot in the Voronezh region.

Military personnel of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine attacked a Russian field ammunition depot in the Voronezh region. This was reported by the GUR MO.

At the depot, the Russians stored artillery and tank shells, small arms ammunition, and surface-to-air missiles. In total, there were over five thousand tons of ammunition.

The depot belonged to the Western grouping of forces of the Russian army and was located near the settlement of Ostrogozhsk. The detonation at the depot is still ongoing, the scouts noted.

Holiday rumble ― scouts blew up a large ammunition depot in Russia pic.twitter.com/LByOJvquas

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Earlier, local authorities of the Voronezh region also reported explosions in the region. According to the governor of Voronezh region Alexander Gusev, over the past night, Russian air defense forces allegedly neutralized five drones. However, supposedly due to falling fragments, a fire started, which "caused detonation of explosive objects".

The governor did not specify that the depot was burning, but said that one village and one garden association were evacuated in the region. Due to damage to power lines in one of the villages in the Ostrogozhsky district, power outages were possible, said Gusev.

Let us recall that also on the night of Saturday, explosions were heard in the Russian city of Kursk. During this Time, an air raid alert was announced in the region. Car alarms were triggered in some areas of Kursk.