Iskander Missile Strike Caused Massive Explosion in Ukraine Ammunition Depot

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  • 08:47 AM, May 15, 2023
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Iskander Missile Strike Caused Massive Explosion in Ukraine Ammunition Depot
Explosion at ammunition depot in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.

A strike by an Iskander missile caused a massive fire in an ammunition depot in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine on Saturday.

The ammunition depot was seen in flames with periodic loud explosions throughout Saturday and Sunday.

Amateur video taken from Khmelnytskyi show a projectile hurtling through the sky towards the depot and seconds later there is a loud blast with flames rising several hundred feet in the sky.

Unofficial reports have put the value of the Western weapons and ammunition stored there between $500 million to $2.2 billion. There is no official confirmation of the strike from the Ukrainian side.

Iskander Missile Strike Caused Massive Explosion in Ukraine Ammunition Depot
Iskander launch

The Russian MoD today released a video of the launch of an Iskander missile from its mobile, camouflaged vehicle.

Iskander tactical missile system destroyed the enemy ammunition depot…. The location of the target was identified by the reconnaissance. After receiving the coordinates, the crews were tasked to destroy the target. The crew moved to the firing position, deployed the system and launched the missile. After completing the task, the servicemen changed the positions,” the ministry said in a release.

While not naming the Khmelnytskyi ammo depot as the target, the release of the video, a day after the one of the most successful military target hit by the Russians, is significant.

Iskander Missile Strike Caused Massive Explosion in Ukraine Ammunition Depot
Camouflaged Iskander launches fire

An Iskander missile strike on a railway station in Dnipropetrovsk region in August 2022 also led to the death of more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.

Russia-developed Iskander-M missile has a claimed range of 500km. It is capable of carrying a payload of up to 700 kg. It can carry conventional as well as nuclear warheads. Conventional warheads can be equipped with bunker-buster munitions, cluster bombs and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warheads.

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