Ukraine’s Defense Forces conducted a series of precision strikes on Russian military targets, inflicting what they described as significant losses to Russia’s “offensive potential.” The attacks destroyed a command post, an ammunition depot and, according to preliminary estimates, a large drone warehouse holding about 6,000 FPV drones.
The strikes were part of ongoing efforts to degrade Russia’s combat capabilities and targeted sites that play a key role in supporting and controlling Russian units, Ukraine’s General Staff said. The attacks were carried out both in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine and deep inside Russia.
Overnight on February 9, near the town of Sudzha in Russia’s Kursk region, Ukrainian units hit a command post of a Russian airborne unit, the military said. Disabling the site has significantly complicated Russian coordination in that area, according to the assessment.
At the same time, on Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine’s Kherson region, near the settlement of Novoalekseyevka, Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ammunition depot. The hit substantially reduced the stock of munitions used to support combat operations, the statement said.
The heaviest losses, according to the General Staff, stem from earlier strikes on a drone warehouse near Rostov-on-Don. Three containers filled with FPV drones and components were confirmed destroyed. Preliminary calculations indicate around 6,000 drones were eliminated, with several additional containers damaged.
“Ukraine’s Defense Forces will continue systematic actions aimed at weakening the offensive capabilities and reducing the combat potential of the Russian aggressor,” the statement said.
The General Staff noted that figures on Russian losses and the scale of the damage are still being clarified. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has not commented on the claims.
On February 4, explosions were reported at energy infrastructure sites in Russia’s Bryansk region. OSINT analysts later said the 750 kV Novobryanskaya substation near the town of Klintsy was hit.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces are targeting Russia’s energy sector because President Vladimir Putin sells energy resources and uses the proceeds to fund the killing of civilians.
