In June 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported that the People's Republic of China has heavily invested in a cash-strapped Cuba in exchange for access to an electronic intelligence collection (ELINT) facility, and negotiated an agreement to train Chinese soldiers on the north side of the island. These developments have been met with great concern in Washington, particularly due to the strategic threat that the PRC's presence in the region poses.

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Based on analysis by Trent Telenko 20th June 2023

A strike against an ammunition depot was widely reported. Less so were the size and duration (6 hours plus) of the secondary explosions at the Rykove (Partyzany) ammunition depotm which argues the PSU Storm Shadow strike hit a Russian Army (RuAF) theatre level ammunition storage depot.

This has significance for RuAF artillery logistics because Ukraine had already destroyed two of the rail bridges feeding the depot. This means replacing this ammunition reserve is a logistical disaster of the first order.

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