Putin's "fight against the tiger" is still a step too late, and a very important ammunition depot of the Russian army suffered the most serious attack in history, and the fire burst into the sky overnight, and the explosion lasted for several hours. However, the Kremlin kept it secret and understated it, and the hidden story in this may be related to the corruption of the Russian military's top brass.
Russian military base after the attack
A few days ago, foreign media broke the news that Ukraine's drone team attacked Russia's important arsenal, and the attack triggered a large-scale explosion that lasted for several hours, causing a devastating blow to related facilities.
Ukraine said the long-range strike was very successful. The outside world believes that this may be the most serious long-range attack launched by Kyiv since the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and it may also be the most devastating air attack in Russia's history.
According to eyewitnesses, the operation of the Ukrainian army was huge, with at least 100 drones rushing towards the facility. The arsenal is known as the Toropets base, which Russia renovated in 2018 for two years, and the renovated Toropets base was once called Russia's "most modern and attack-resistant" ammunition storage facility.
According to Ukraine, the base has a maximum rated capacity of 30,000 tons of ammunition, which stocks a large number of rocket artillery and missiles, including 122-mm rocket artillery, as well as S-300 and S-400 heavy anti-aircraft missiles and Iskander missiles.
There are also rumors that at the time of the attack, the KN-23 missiles recently delivered by the North Korean side to Russia were also stored in the warehouse, of course, this information has not been confirmed.
Satellite comparison before and after the attack
The most noteworthy thing is that Ukraine used drones this time, but it can directly deal an almost devastating blow to the so-called "most strike-resistant" arsenal of the Russian army.
The Ukrainian side released a number of information on social media, the base was in flames when it was attacked, and the explosion even shattered the window glass 6 kilometers away, and until noon the next day, more than two-thirds of the area of the base was still in flames.
However, for such a major incident, the Russian side reported few words, only mentioning that on all fronts of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, a total of 54 Ukrainian drones were shot down, but the relevant military bases were not mentioned. As for the fire at the Toropets base, local officials only said that because of the "falling debris of the drone", which caused a fire in some areas, rescuers had arrived at the scene and the situation was under control.
This statement is very different from the satellite pictures released by the Ukrainian army. The Kegong is secret, and there may be another hidden secret.
When Russian news programs reported on the attack on the arsenal, there were many images of former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Bulgakov presiding over the renovation ceremony of the base. A well-known military blogger in Russia believes that Bulgakov is to blame for this incident.
Bulgakov
Currently, Bulgakov is in detention on charges of corruption. The Russian side indicted him on the grounds that he had participated in a large-scale corruption scheme while serving as a senior official in the logistics department.
According to the latest investigation by the Russian side, 30% of the funds used to renovate the Toropets base were embezzled by state personnel, and it is still unknown whether it is Bulgakov or not.
If the news is true, it shows that Putin's action of "fighting tigers and catching flies" is still a step slower, and the corruption within the Russian army is serious, which has already had an irreversible impact on national security. In the future, Russia must not only continue to contend with external forces, but also eliminate internal moths as soon as possible, otherwise, the national security problem will only become more and more serious.