Ukrainian drones struck a Russian ammunition depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast in a single day on July 3, setting off a sequence of big explosions, Ukraine's State Safety Service stated on July 3.

"Beginning at 10 p.m., explosions rang out on the depots, adopted by a strong secondary detonation of ammunition and a fireplace," the SBU stated in a publish on social media.

In keeping with the SBU, the ammunition depot is situated within the occupied Ukrainian metropolis of Khartsyzsk, close to Donetsk, which is "of essential strategic significance, as it’s utilized by the Russians as a rear base."

"The enemy has positioned command posts, logistics facilities, and ammunition depots there. All of them are official navy targets," the assertion added.

Unconfirmed movies posted to social media present a fireplace already burning adopted by a big explosion and shockwave.

Elsewhere on July 3, Ukraine confirmed strikes on the Energia manufacturing facility in Russia's Lipetsk Oblast in a single day, a facility that produces parts for missiles and drones, together with batteries for the Iskander missile system and cruise missiles.

Andrii Kovalenko, head of the Counter-Disinformation Heart at Ukraine's Nationwide Safety and Protection Council, confirmed the strike, calling Energia "one of the vital important targets for Russia."

In keeping with Kovalenko, the power manufactures batteries for missile steering and glider modules, together with for the Iskander system and cruise missiles.

Ukraine's navy often strikes navy targets in Russian-occupied territories and deep inside Russia in an try and diminish Moscow's combating energy because it continues its struggle towards Ukraine.

On the night of June 30, Ukraine equally struck a command publish of the eighth Mixed Arms Military of the Russian Armed Forces within the Russian-occupied a part of Donetsk Oblast.

Russia has for months centered its offensive efforts on the embattled city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast and has not too long ago been escalating makes an attempt to interrupt by way of to neighboring Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a area that has not but seen fight.

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