Satellite Photos Show Destruction of Russian Shahed Drone Warehouse [Video]

Satellite imagery has revealed the extent of the damage caused by a Ukrainian drone attack site in southern Russia which Kyiv said stored Iranian drones.

Ukraine’s General Staff said on Thursday it had struck the base in Yeysk, in the Krasnodar region, containing 400 Shahed drones. Video shared on social media showed explosions and secondary detonations lighting up the night sky.

Pro-Ukrainian social media users said that long-range kamikaze drones and possibly Neptune cruise missiles had successfully hit the facility containing the UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) which have been used repeatedly against Ukrainian infrastructure.

Images from the Planet Labs satellite show the impact of the drone attack, including damage to storage buildings, the destruction of one of its roofs and evidence of fire.

Ukrainska Pravda reported that there had been a precise hit on the target which sparked a secondary detonation. The governors of Krasnodar and Bryansk Oblasts said that their territories had been attacked by drones …