Ukraine's military says they struck a base in Russia

10/10/2024 6:13

        Ukraine's military said on Wednesday
        its forces had struck a base in southern Russia's Krasnodar
        region storing Shahed drones, scoring several hits.
        
        A statement by the General Staff said the attack was carried
        out jointly by naval forces and the SBU intelligence service.
        
        "According to available information, nearly 400 strike
        drones were stored there," the statement said. "Based on
        objective control results, a direct hit was made on the target.
        Secondary explosions were observed at the site."
        
        It said the attack was carried out near a village identified
        as Oktyabrsky.
        
        There was no official Russian comment on the Ukrainian
        report.
        
        Emergency services in Krasnodar region reported a fire
        extending over 1,600 square metres (17,200 square feet) had been
        brought under control in a storage area near Oktyabrsky. That
        village lies south of the city of Yeysk, site of a major Russian
        military airfield.
        
        Emergency services said fragments of a drone had fallen on
        Shcherbinovsky district, near Yeysk, but denied reports from
        unofficial sources of a mass drone attack on Yeysk overnight.