Estonian Intelligence on the Strike on Toropets

The attack by Ukrainian drones on a missile depot in the Russian city of Toropets will have consequences at the front. They will be visible in the coming weeks.

This was stated at a press conference by Colonel Ants Kiviselg, head of the Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Center, RBC-Ukraine reports citing ERR.

He noted that Ukrainian defenders attacked the warehouse at a time when some of the Russian ammunition had not yet been placed in the bunkers. That's why a chain of explosions occurred.

Kiviselg reminded that 30,000 tons of ammunition exploded, which is about 750,000 shells. According to him, Russia launches 10 thousand shells a week.

“That is a two- to three-month supply of ammunition. As a result of this attack, Russia has suffered losses in ammunition, and we will see the consequences of this loss at the front in the coming weeks,” emphasized the head of the Estonian Defense Forces Intelligence Center.

Commenting on the situation in the Kursk region, Kiviselg said that Ukraine continues to hold the initiative at the operational level, despite the start of the Russian counteroffensive.

“On Thursday of last week, Ukrainians also opened a new section of the frontline - the Hlushkiv direction, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces advanced almost six kilometers deep into Russian territory,” the colonel added.

Author - Olena Madiak, 21/09/2024