ammo depots

Booming arms production forces Ukraine to rely on open-air ammo depots, analyst suggests

Ukraine may have little choice but to store some of the output of its defense industry at poorly protected locations, political analyst Ihor Reiterovych said in an interview with NV Radio on Aug. 31.

31 August, 11:26 PM

Myla death toll rises to 38 after Russian strike triggers ammunition explosions

The death toll from a Russian strike on the village of Myla in Kyiv Oblast that caused stored munitions to detonate has risen to 38. At least 34 of those killed were residents of the Dobryi Dim nursing home.

30 August, 04:00 PM

Russia blows up munitions depot in Kyiv Oblast

A Russian drone strike hit a warehouse facility near Bucha, Kyiv Oblast, triggering a fire and long series of explosions on Aug. 28.

28 August, 11:40 PM

SBU uncovers Russian spy network targeting ammo depots

Ukraine's SBU Security Service has uncovered a network of informants working for Russia's FSB intelligence service, who helped direct Russian aerial attacks on Ukrainian Defense Forces positions in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Kirovohrad oblasts, the agency's press service reported on Aug. 12.

12 August, 01:21 PM

Five missing after uncontrolled detonation at Khmelnytskyi military depot, sabotage suspected

State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is examining two main theories of the uncontrolled ammo detonation at a military site in Khmelnytskyi — improper handling or sabotage — with five soldiers still missing, officials reported on Aug. 4.

4 August, 12:35 PM

SBU detains managers of defense enterprise over ammunition storage near homes in Vyshneve

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service investigators and counterintelligence officers have detained the director general of a defense enterprise and the company’s deputy for production over the storage of ammunition in warehouses located near residential buildings in the Kyiv suburb of Vyshneve, the SBU press service reported on July 16.

16 July, 05:58 PM

Ukroboronprom CEO Smetanin resigns after deadly ammo depot blast in Vyshneve

Herman Smetanin, CEO of JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry, also known as Ukroboronprom, said July 14 that he is leaving his post. The announcement came after an ammunition depot belonging to a Ukroboronprom enterprise exploded in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast.

14 July, 03:50 PM

Ammo depot near Russia’s Belgorod explodes

A powerful explosion was reported in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, sending a mushroom-shaped cloud of smoke into the sky that was visible across Belgorod City, local media outlets said on June 8.

8 June, 10:51 PM

Ukraine strikes Russian ammo depots and troop areas in occupied territories

Ukraine’s defense forces struck ammunition depots and areas where Russian troops were concentrated in occupied territories, General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said on March 19.

19 March, 07:53 PM

Ukraine hits military depots in occupied territory and targets in Russia

Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of key targets inside Russia overnight, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said without immediately disclosing details of the operation on Feb. 28.

28 February, 07:24 PM

Unknown drones probe F-16s and ammo over Belgium - Politico

Unknown drones spotted over Belgium’s Kleine-Brogel airbase - were gathering intelligence on F-16s and munitions, Defense Minister Theo Francken said, Politico reported on Nov. 2.

3 November 2025, 09:20 AM

Ukrainian Security Service drones strike and destroy Russian ammo depots in occupied Luhansk Oblast

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) drones struck two Russian ammunition depots in Bilokurakyne, temporarily occupied Luhansk, sources told NV on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 04:38 PM

Explosion at Czech ammunition depot injures one, prompts evacuation

An explosion rocked an ammunition storage facility in Bořiny, Czech Republic, on March 25, 2025, injuring at least one person, according to Czech Radio, citing emergency services.

25 March 2025, 04:15 PM

Israel strikes weapons depots in Tartus, Syria, near a Russian naval base

The Israeli military conducted multiple strikes on missile and weapons depots in the Syrian port city of Tartus, according to Arab media reports cited by The Jerusalem Post on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 12:05 PM

HUR fighters target Russian dugouts and ammo depots in Kharkiv Oblast — video

Ukrainian scouts used FPV drones to attack three Russian military dugouts and two ammunition depots in Kharkiv Oblast, as shown in a video released by Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) on Sept. 26.

26 September 2024, 06:59 PM

ammo depots