Seismological monitoring stations recorded that the explosion had a seismic footprint of magnitude 2.8 – Videos capture the moment of the huge explosion
Ukrainian drones hit a large Russian military depot deep inside Russian territory, causing a huge explosion recorded by seismological centers.
Ukraine destroyed one of Russia’s largest weapons depots.
A drone swarm struck the depot in Toropets in the Tver region, 480 km from the frontlines.
The explosion destroyed hundreds of S-300, S-400, Iskander & North Korean ballistic missiles, causing a 2.8 magnitude earthquake pic.twitter.com/Ht6Y7put4C
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) September 18, 2024
In one of the biggest hits in the Moscow military arsenal since the start of the war, Ukraine has claimed to have hit military depots in the city of Toropets, a city in Russia’s Tver region about 380 kilometers northwest of Moscow and about 500 kilometers from the border with Ukraine
Russia’s 107th GRAU Arsenal in Toropets is covered in a series of infernos and secondary explosions after a Ukrainian drone attack last night.
The facility, which houses thousands of tons of Russian ammunition, continues to burn into this morning. pic.twitter.com/wEoiFGOvp5
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 18, 2024
Videos and images on social media show the moment of the explosion and huge flames rising into the sky.
The moment of the strike on the military unit in Toropets, sounds like a jet engine, possibly the new Ukrainian Palyanytsia drone/s were used. 💥 pic.twitter.com/3nVmdvN1v2
— Seveer of the 95th rifles (@Seveerity) September 18, 2024
The strike was part of a wider Ukrainian drone campaign targeting Russian oil refineries, power plants, airports and military factories, and underscores Kiev’s enhanced capabilities.
Monitoring stations recorded that the explosion had a seismic footprint of 2.7 on the Richter scale.
Holy shit, the Toropets explosion had a seismic footprint that registered as a magnitude 2.7 earthquake lmao pic.twitter.com/BjUhGyHQZu
— Aram Shabanian (@ShabanianAram) September 18, 2024
Ukrainian Pravda reported that the operation was carried out by the Ukrainian security service together with the Special Operations Force. An unnamed Ukrainian security official said the weapons cache contained Russian long-range missiles and guided bombs known as KABs.
The Russian Defense Ministry said 54 Ukrainian drones targeted five regions of western Russia overnight and all were destroyed.
“It’s totally fine,” says the driver evacuating burning ammo from Toropets, Russia. pic.twitter.com/ofWzHlwFfB
— Saint Javelin (@saintjavelin) September 18, 2024
But in a tacit admission of the attack, Igor Rudenya, governor of Russia’s Tver region, said firefighters were trying to contain the fire and that some residents were being evacuated from their homes.
Source :Skai
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