Pipelines supplying Russian military explode in Russia's Far East, HUR source says
Explosions in Russia's Vladivostok damaged a gas pipeline and destroyed a water pipeline that supplied military facilities in the area, a source in Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on July 5.
A fire followed the explosions and destroyed sections of the Vladivostok gas pipeline along the Sea of Japan, the source said.
The blasts occurred early on July 5, between 1-2 a.m., with Russian special services and repair teams arriving shortly after.
The damaged pipeline provides gas to several Russian military facilities on the coast of the Sea of Japan, including the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces, the source told the Kyiv Independent.
The water pipeline destroyed in the explosion provided drinking water to military garrisons in the area.
"In order to hide information from the local population... local special services turned off mobile Internet and communications in the area," the source added
The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims.
Ukraine regularly strikes military targets deep within Russian territory in an effort to diminish Moscow's fighting power.
Ukraine struck the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast overnight on July 5, damaging a warehouse containing guided bombs, aircraft, and other military assets, Ukraine's General Staff reported.
The attack on the airfield was part of a larger overnight drone assault across Russia, with explosions and fires reported in at least six regions.
Tim Zadorozhnyy
