The Armed Forces of Ukraine hit a train with fuel in Donetsk

The Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian fuel train in occupied Donetsk. Local media reported on this. On October 31, around 6:30 p.m., the Ukrainian military struck a Russian echelon at the Mushketove railway station in the Budonivskyi District of Donetsk.

Local residents reported a series of explosions that sounded like multiple rocket launchers. The impact caused fuel tanks to ignite. Russian propaganda media reported that reporters from the Russian Federation who were nearby at the time of the attack were also injured. At least five fuel tanks are known to be affected.

The rescue service took measures to eliminate the fire, and as of the morning of November 1, it was extinguished.

Attacks on logistics

Donetsk and its urban agglomeration are currently a powerful logistics hub for the Russian armed forces. Military rotations, as well as the transportation of military property, equipment, and ammunition, pass through the city.

In addition, the Russian military is using the occupied city as a center for deploying ammunition or fuel depots, as was the case on October 31. The destruction of fuel stocks should make it more difficult to support Russian mechanized units that are currently conducting offensives in the Avdiyivka area. In July of this year, the Ukrainian military discovered and destroyed a large depot with invaders' ammunition in a similar manner in the city of Makiyivka (basically part of Donetsk).

In March 2023, Ukrainian gunners also hit the deployment position of Russian self-propelled howitzers on the outskirts of Donetsk.

At the time, two Soviet-made 2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled howitzers were hit.