The Russian military has claimed to have taken control of a Ukrainian military base with tanks, ammo and equipment in the Kherson region.

The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the base was located near the village of Radensk in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson Oblast.

The MoD shared images on social media on 6th March with the message: “Russian servicemen took control of a military base of the armed forces of Ukraine near the village of Radensk, Kherson region.

“The Ukrainian military left their positions in a hurry, leaving the base with equipment, weapons and ammunition. The base was located on an area of six to seven hectares. Among the trophies found are Ukrainian T-64 and T-80 tanks, armoured personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and Ural (general purpose) vehicles.

“A few metres from the car park is a large hangar housing an ammunition depot with mines, anti-tank guided missiles, mortar and tank shells, over 4,500 tons of ammunition. Some of the weapons stored on the street are rocket projectiles for multiple rocket launchers.”

The Russian MoD said the facility was probably used to train soldiers as well as house around 4,000 personnel: “Mortar ammunition and high-explosive fragmentation shells were also nearby. Presumably, various units were trained here – marines, sappers, signalmen, tankers and gunners.

“The base could accommodate about 4,000 fighters. At the moment, Russian sappers continue to survey the territory to eliminate the danger of mines.

“After verification, the equipment and weapons will be sent to a special storage base.”