80th Brigade destroys massive enemy UAV and ammo depot in Kursk - video
Ukrainian paratroopers obliterate Russian ammo depot in Kursk (Photo: 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade / video screenshot / Telegram)
80th Separate Air Assault Galician Brigade drone ops discovered and destroyed a large Russian warehouse of ammunition, drones, and light equipment in Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Brigade's press service reported on Feb. 22.
"A large enemy warehouse was discovered and destroyed in Kursk Oblast, where the enemy had concentrated a significant number of drones, ammunition, and equipment for them, as well as light vehicles for moving enemy drone crews," the statement wrote.
Released video footage showed Ukrainian UAV operators locating the enemy depot and launching precise strikes on the equipment inside.
"The enemy thought that on its territory, it was not threatened by anything, but forgot that this accumulation of valuable resources equals their destruction," the 80th Brigade emphasized.
Russian losses on Feb. 22
AFU General Staff reported on Feb. 22 that over the past day, Russian forces lost a staggering amount of equipment, including:
9 tanks
6 armored combat vehicles
1 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)
41 artillery systems
1,705 operational-tactical UAVs
205 vehicles and fuel tanks.
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