Explosions near airport in occupied Berdiansk: occupiers' headquarters and fuel and lubricant depot destroyed

Numerous explosions were heard in the Russian-occupied city of Berdiansk in Zaporizhzhia Oblast on the morning of 30 June.

Source: Berdiansk City Military Administration; Vladimir Rogov, Kremlin-appointed proxy head of Zaporizhzhia Oblast

Quote: "There have been 11 explosions in Berdiansk. The airport area is on fire and detonating. Ambulances are heading in that direction.

We are waiting for official information from the General Staff."

Details: Details: The Ukrainian Armed Forces later reported that a successful strike by the Defence Forces in the suburbs of Berdiansk on the morning of 30 June had destroyed the occupiers' headquarters and fuel and lubricant depot.

Collaborator Rogov claimed that the Ukrainian forces had carried out an attack with Storm Shadow missiles in the morning but that Russia's missile defence systems had repelled it "on the outskirts of the city" and that a series of explosions heard in Berdiansk were the result of air defence work.

Rogov showed the debris, claiming it was one of the downed missiles.

Reminder: Another counteroffensive of Ukrainian defenders kicked off in early June – specifically on the Orikhiv-Tokmak front in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, as Ukrainian troops headed for the city of Berdiansk. The Ukrainian government started talking about the "Berdiansk front".

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