On November 20, in the village of Kotovo in the Novgorod region, the 13th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was attacked.
Attack on the 13th arsenal of GRAU in Kotovo, Novgorod region: what is being said in the Russian Federation
Locals were the first to report the attack on the 13th arsenal of GRAU in Kotovo, Novgorod region.
People began complaining about numerous explosions in the village last night.
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Locals are convinced that the drones were targeting the hangars with ammunition of the 13th arsenal of GRAU, located on the territory of Kotovo.
Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin, meanwhile, reported that air defense forces allegedly “destroyed several drones” over the region.
There are no casualties or injured, the head of the region assured.
However, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on the morning of November 20 that “destroyed” over the Novgorod region, not “several”, but 20 drones.
Meanwhile, the administration of the Kotovskoye settlement informed Russian media that people were evacuated from the settlement after the drone attack.
Attack on the 13th arsenal of the GRAU in Kotovo, Novgorod region: what the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council says
The Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council confirms: drones did attack the 13th arsenal of the GRAU in Kotovo, Novgorod region of the Russian Federation.
At the 13th arsenal of the GRAU, notes the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council Andrey Kovalenko, the Russians stored shells for barrel artillery, mines for mortars, rockets for the Grad, Smerch and Uragan MLRS, as well as Iskander missiles, North Korean KN23, anti-aircraft missiles for the S-300, S-400, ammunition for the Tor complex.
By the way, the distance from the border with Ukraine to the 13th GRAU arsenal in Kotovo is approximately 680 km.
