Ukrainian drones struck the 13th Arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry in Kotovo, Novgorod region.
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Ukrainian drones targeted the 13th Arsenal in Kotovo, Novgorod region
Videos show explosions and gunfire; local resident suggested drones were used
UAVs attacked a weapons arsenal in Russia's Novgorod region near Kotovo, approximately 680 kilometers from the Ukrainian border
The 13th Arsenal stores artillery shells, mines for mortars, missiles for the Grad, Smerch and Uragan multiple rocket launchers, Iskanders, North Korean-made KN-23s, missiles for the S-300 and S-400 air defense systems, and ammunition for the Tor system
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