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On June 24, the Russian Ministry of Defense released its daily briefing, confirming strikes on a large logistics hub of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, used for the accumulation, storage and redistribution of weapons, including missiles supplied within Western military assistance.
The Russian military officials did not provide any other details on the strikes. However, footage from Ukraine revealed the destruction of a large ammo depot hidden in a civilian facility in the city of Odessa.
In the morning, a series of explosions thundered in the outskirts of Odessa. Russian Kalibr missiles struck the local Krayan Heavy Crane Plant. Ukrainian propaganda traditionally declared another alleged Russian attack on a civilian facility; but large fire and prolonged secondary detonation revealed that the targeted plant was used by the Ukrainian military. The territory of the plant was used for storage of missiles, including those supplied by NATO.
The destroyed plant is located in the port of Odessa, where NATO weapons are supplied to Ukraine by sea. The plant is a very convenient facility turned into the strategically important logistics hub of the Ukrainian military.
At the same time, sirens sounded in the southern Mykolaiv region. According to unconfirmed local reports, the targets were the US-made HIMARS MLRS deployed in the region. The MLRS were likely used for the strikes on the city of Sevastopol on June 23 that resulted in deaths of four civilians, including two children. More than 150 civilians were wounded.
The Russian military vowed response for the bloody attack on a crowded beach in Sevastopol with ATACMS missiles with cluster munitions. As a result, today’s Russian retaliation strikes destroyed storage of NATO missiles and reportedly destroyed their launchers. Russian strikes on Ukrainian military facilities are likely to continue during the day.
