Ammunition depots blow up at night in occupied Alchevsk and Shakhtarsk – social media

OLENA ROSHCHINA – Sunday, 10 July 2022, 13:23

On the night of 9-10 July, there were explosions that led to fires breaking out in occupied Alchevsk in Luhansk Oblast and Shakhtarsk in Donetsk Oblast.

Source: Militarnyi and Ostrov, quoting local groups on social media; RIA Novosti, quoting a representative of the so-called "LPR" (Luhansk People’s Republic), "Typichny Donetsk" on Telegram and Alchevsk UA on Twitter

Details: It is likely that the ammunition depots are on fire.

According to reports, the explosions in Alchevsk apparently occurred on the site of a former brewery; there was a detonation.

A representative of the so-called "LPR" claimed that Ukrainian troops fired on Alchevsk at 01:10 on Sunday, firing 4 rockets from an American HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system.

People have written on social media that the explosions in Shakhtarsk began at around 4 in the morning and went on for an hour. A fire broke out in a huge warehouse. It is likely that ammunition had been detonated.

On 8 July, there were explosions in Shakhtarsk.

On 9 July, there were explosions at an ammunition depot in occupied Khartsyzk (Donetsk Oblast).