According to a military analyst, retired lieutenant colonel Andrey Marochko of the LPR People’s Militia, Ukrainian forces are alleged to have attacked a depot outside Lugansk containing ammonia and TNT. The claim was transmitted by TASS and relayed by the analyst in discussing the incident.
Marochko stated that the strike hit a warehouse described as a dynamite depot near the village of Yubileiny in Lugansk, with a Mashchinskaya mine located nearby. He added that a facility storing ammonia and TNT was situated in close proximity to this site. He explained that the ammonal and TNT stored there are typically used in the coal mining industry, noting the industrial context of these materials.
Earlier, Marochko suggested that Ukrainian forces had targeted Lugansk with long-range fragmentation munitions. He speculated that the weapon could have been a long-range missile, potentially with a cluster component. These remarks were presented as part of his assessment of ongoing military actions in the region (attribution: TASS).
There has been no confirmed information about casualties or injuries among Lugansk residents resulting from the attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The absence of verified figures has been acknowledged in the report, leaving the human impact unconfirmed at the time of the statement (attribution: TASS).
Marochko also claimed that Russian troops repelled more than ten Ukrainian assaults in the Donetsk direction, describing a defensive posture in the area. The report framed these developments within ongoing regional hostilities and emphasized the resilience of Russian forces in repelling repeated incursions (attribution: TASS).
The information cited in these statements originated from open sources within the Russian military intelligence briefings, and the content reflects the perspectives presented by the involved officials and analysts at that time (attribution: TASS). The broader context involves routine updates on military activities in the conflict zones, compiled for national and regional audiences by the information agencies affiliated with the parties involved.