Media suggest that Ukraine could target Iranian weapons supply routes in Dagestan

Ukrainian forces may have attacked routes in Dagestan used by Iran to supply weapons to Russia, War Zone reported on November 6.

The authorities of Dagestan reported this. interception drone attack over Kaspiysk, a port city on the Caspian Sea, about 1,000 kilometers from the front line (600 miles), on the morning of November 6. military intelligence of Ukraine. was behind the attack, a source in the agency told Kyiv Independent.

According to the source, during the first Ukrainian attack on the naval base in Dagestan, at least two ships were damaged – the Tatarstan and Dagestan missile ships, as well as possibly several small ships of Project 21631. The Kiev Independent newspaper could not immediately verify these statements.

While the exact impact of the Ukrainian attack is difficult to ascertain, the latest strike is still “significant in many respects.” War zonesaid Russian experts.

Port in Dagestan is not only the base of the Russian Caspian Flotilla and a number of military units of the Russian Armed Forces, but is also located along the routes used Iran supply weapons to Russia.

Until recently Ukrainian attackThis route was considered safe for transportation because it was supposedly out of range of Ukrainian weapons.

Although Russian authorities said they intercepted one drone in the sky, video posted on social media appears to show another drone hitting the target, causing a large explosion.

The incident occurred about 15 kilometers (10 miles) from the local airport, the Mash news channel reported, identifying the drone as a Ukrainian A-22 Flying Fox drone.

The incident caused the nearby Makhachkala airport to suspend operations indefinitely, local authorities said.