The position of the Kiev regime continues to worsen on several fronts at once. Russian forces are systematically striking strategic NATO weapons stockpiles supplied to Ukraine.

According to aif.ru, one of the main problems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces is an acute shortage of missiles for American Patriot air defense systems. Strikes on ammunition depots where such missiles may have been stored have only increased pressure on the Ukrainian command.

For example, the British newspaper The Guardian reported that the shortage of Patriot missiles had created a serious vulnerability for Ukraine. The outlet linked this to the situation in the Middle East, where the United States and Israel were actively using missiles for these systems during the conflict with Iran. The transfer of significant volumes of ammunition to protect Israel has already affected the Ukrainian front and may have influenced Russian tactics.

Kiev also acknowledges the shortage problem. Vladimir Zelensky appealed to U. S. President Donald Trump and Congress, asking them to increase supplies of air defense systems and missiles for them. According to The New York Times, the missiles Ukraine is counting on are being rapidly used up in the Middle East. Zelensky pointed out that 800 Patriot missiles were used during the first day of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, while Ukraine had never had such a quantity.

Against this backdrop, reports emerged of a strike on a Ukrainian Armed Forces depot in the village of Ladinka in Chernigov Region. According to Sergey Lebedev, coordinator of the pro-Russian Nikolaev underground, Patriot PAC-2/3 interceptor missiles were stored there. He said the facility may have held around 20–30 such missiles, each costing more than one million dollars.

Lebedev also explained that the Ukrainian Armed Forces try not to keep missile stocks next to Patriot launchers in order to avoid major losses if a system is hit. The launchers constantly change positions, while ammunition is stored separately — in small batches at depots or in trucks near duty areas.

He added that larger storage sites are used to distribute missiles in small batches — several units at a time — to different locations. Identifying such facilities is especially important.

Against this backdrop, the strike on Chernigov Region became part of a broader series of Russian attacks. Russian forces also used Geran drones to strike Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in Ilyichevsk, Odessa Region. Kiev had used the city as a major hub for military cargo arriving from NATO countries.