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Ukraine strikes 2 Russian ammunition depots, other military targets in occupied territories, General Staff says
Ukraine’s General Staff says Ukrainian forces struck two Russian ammunition depots in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast, along with a drone command post and a fuel depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast on 5–6 November. The military said the attacks aimed to reduce Russian firepower and disrupt supplies to its units.
The ammunition depots were near Melitopol and Khliborobne; the command post was near Chasiv Yar and the fuel depot near Luhanske. Separately, monitoring channels reported a strike overnight on 6 November against the Afipsky Oil Refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai, which was placed under EU sanctions in April over its role in the war.
In short
- Ukraine says it struck two ammunition depots in occupied Zaporizhzhia.
- A drone command post and fuel depot in Donetsk were also targeted.
- Monitoring channels reported a separate strike on the Afipsky refinery.
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The case for
Ukraine can argue that striking ammunition stores, command facilities and fuel supplies in occupied territory is a legitimate military effort to weaken Russian forces and reduce their capacity to sustain attacks. Disrupting those supplies may also protect Ukrainian troops and civilians by making further Russian operations harder to carry out.
The case against
Critics can argue that attacks on military-linked sites carry risks to nearby residents and civilian infrastructure, particularly when depots or facilities are close to populated areas. They may also question the operational or strategic value of strikes whose reported results come from Ukraine’s military or monitoring channels and are not independently confirmed in the account.
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