Russia restores Soviet-era nuclear depot in Crimea for conventional ammo storage
Russia has partially restored the Soviet-era nuclear weapons depot Feodosia-13 in temporarily occupied Crimea, Ukraine's military intelligence reported.
However, the facility is currently used as a storage site for conventional ammunition by the Russian army, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence reported on July 13 in response to a request from public broadcaster Suspilne Krym regarding the presence of nuclear weapons on the peninsula.
According to Ukrainian intelligence representative Andriy Chernyak in January 2023, the Russians have been working to restore a nuclear weapons depot in the temporarily occupied Crimea in previous years.
While the occupation authorities have partially restored Feodosia-13, it is used solely as a conventional ammunition storage facility, HUR said.
There are no facilities on the occupied peninsula where Russia deploys nuclear weapons, according to military intelligence. There have also been no cases of transporting such weapons.
Feodosia-13, a Soviet nuclear weapons depot, is located in the Kyzyltash (Red Stone) tract near Sudak. The facility was built from 1951 to 1953, with construction overseen by Lavrenty Beria, head of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs. In 1992, Feodosia-13 was declassified, and the atomic bombs were subsequently taken to Russia.
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