On a small road near Shostka (Oblast Sumy), in the northeast of Ukraine, a small convoy of large vehicles parked in the middle of nowhere. Serhi Kostinsky changed his phone in plane mode, left his off -road vehicle and walked 200 meters to a notable building. At 43, this tall, blond and bearded man has a drone company (approximately 100 military personnel) within 104Th Territorial Defense Brigade. Here is the Serafimy company command center (“Seraphim” in English), about 20 kilometers from the Russian border.
Here, immediate danger comes from heaven. As the main industrial center for the manufacture of explosives and ammunition in the country, Shostka has been attacked by mass air attacks. Zvezda (gunpowder) and impulses (detonators) factories were attacked several times in 2024, even by thirteen ballistic missiles on December 31, 2024.Th Brigade. The city remains under vigilant enemy surveillance.
Neinder the location or the building occupied by the Serafimy must be described for security reasons. “Three months ago, we moved here after a former headquarters was attacked by a lancet [Russian drone] Attack, “said a military member of 104Th Brigade, which preferred to remain in anonymity. “The lancet [with an explosive charge of up to 12 kilograms] Only destroyed cars, but we realized that it was urgent to find another hiding place. “That is why the military avoid parking multiple vehicles in the same place.
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