During the strike on an enemy ammunition depot in the settlement of Toropets, located directly on the territory of the Russian Federation, 160,000 tons of ammunition stockpiles belonging to the Russian occupying forces were destroyed - this information was provided by the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Maliuk.
"This includes half of all 120-mm mines, which, excuse me, are like 'hot pies' for their soldiers," noted Maliuk. It should be reminded that this refers to the strike on the 107th arsenal of the GRAU of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the fall of 2024, which is one of the main arsenals of the so-called Russian defense agency.
Maliuk also pointed out that four earthquakes were recorded during the strike. Additionally, after the strike, satellite images were released, and craters from the strikes were visible from space.
"There are many, many such operations. Not only the SBU is involved here; our comrades from the GUR, SSO, and unmanned systems forces are also working," emphasizes Maliuk. According to him, considering the long-range strikes on Russian territory, a total of 48 targets in enemy territory were successfully hit. "These include ammunition depots, airfields with military aircraft, as well as the oil extraction and refining industry."
From the perspective of Defense Express, we emphasize that, firstly, this refers specifically to successful strikes, and secondly, there were actually more strikes considering that our long-range drones targeted certain objectives more than once.
"Over the three years of war, we have gained invaluable combat experience. When we talk about the operation of unmanned systems, we work both in the air and at sea, on the front line, and behind enemy lines. At one time, the President of Ukraine set a corresponding task, and we developed the appropriate methodology and tactics for using unmanned systems," notes Maliuk.
According to him, today the operation of drone units is divided into distances such as 0-20 km, 20-40 km, 40-80 km, 80-120 km, and 120+ km; the latter essentially refers to deep strikes, meaning long-range strikes deep into enemy territory. "For each distance, specialized operators have emerged, and the corresponding means are available."