Ukraine's defence forces launched a drone strike on a Russian military ammunition depot near the temporarily occupied city of Khrustalnyi in Luhansk Oblast on the night of 26-27 October.
Source: Exilenova+ monitoring Telegram channel
Details: Early reports indicate that the drone attack near Khrustalnyi continued for several hours.
The strike triggered a major fire at the military site, followed by powerful secondary detonations of ammunition.
The city of Khrustalnyi, formerly known as Krasnyi Luch, has been under Russian occupation since 2014. It lies approximately 65 km south-west of Luhansk and serves as an important rear-area and logistics hub for Russian forces.
The Russian occupation administration in the area and Russia's Defence Ministry have not commented on the incident so far.
Ukraine's military command and the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have also not yet issued any official statements about the operation in the area.
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