14 votes

Ukraine's ammo depot strikes - How complacency (and drones) destroyed Russian bases

1 comment

  1. l_one
    Link
    Description copied from Perun's description on YouTube. Links do not copy properly, please use the any links directly from the description on the video page. Ammunition availability can make all...

    Description copied from Perun's description on YouTube. Links do not copy properly, please use the any links directly from the description on the video page.

    Ammunition availability can make all the difference in a war, but only if it makes it to the troops on the front, rather than being destroyed in storage.

    Over the course of several days, Ukraine recently succeeded in striking two Russian GRAU arsenals deep in Russian territory and a separate depot and storage facility, causing massive destruction and destroying thousands or tens of thousands of tonnes of Russian munitions.

    In this episode I ask how long-range drones were able to destroy what were meant to be, in many cases, hardened targets, why the bases may have suffered the damage they did, and what this may all mean for the war going forward.

    Patreon:
    / perunau

    Special plug for the Battletech fans in the audience - Tex Talks Battletech : The Turning Point at Twycross
    • Battletech/Mechwarrior Lore - Tex Tal...

    Reading and Sourcing:
    The War Zone & Maxar Technologies - before and after images of target sites
    https://www.twz.com/news-features/sat...

    Credit to @HartreeFock for his commentary on the construction phase of the Toropets magazines
    https://x.com/HartreeFock/status/1837...

    Credit to @Tatarrigami_UA and Frontintelligence insight for their work on Tikhoretsk
    https://x.com/Tatarigami_UA/status/18...

    Featured TASS reports
    Reporting on Toropets
    https://tass.com/politics/1844703

    Claims of attacks on Ukrainian depots
    https://tass.com/politics/1804883

    Defence Express - identifying GRAU arsenals within 750km of Ukraine
    https://en.defence-ua.com/analysis/as...

    Estonian 30,000 tonnes at Toropets figure
    https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/russi...

    https://theconversation.com/ukraine-d...

    Additional featured imagery and coverage
    https://mil.in.ua/en/news/satellite-i...

    Featured reporting

    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9...

    https://www.businessinsider.com/satel...

    https://www.businessinsider.com/us-hi...

    https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/16/eu...

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...

    Caveats & Comments:
    All normal caveats and comments apply. In particular – I would like to note as always that this material has been created for entertainment purposes and is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive examination of the topic in question and should not be relied upon to inform financial or other similar decisions.

    Any content relating to the conduct and/or activities of any person or character in this video is included for entertainment purposes and does not represent an assertion of fact on those matters or in relation to that person or character.

    Timestamps:

    00:00 — Opening Words
    01:40 — What Am I Talking About?
    02:06 — Russian Ammo Logistics & Storage
    06:56 — Depots Of Interest
    10:10 — The Attacks
    16:10 — Anatomy Of An Explosion
    29:14 — The Ukrainian Capitalisation
    34:31 — Damage Assessment
    42:21 — Implications
    52:36 — Channel Update

    1 vote