More than a hundred attack drones attacked the target from a distance of nearly 500 kilometers, sources said.
On Wednesday evening, units of the SBU, GUR and SSO carried out a heavy attack on the missile and artillery department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the city of Toropets in the Tver region. It was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to SBU sources in the Main Intelligence Directorate on September 18.
“The arsenal of complex storage of missiles, ammunition and explosive materials was destroyed in particular, significant stocks of North Korean KN23 ballistic missiles, missiles for MLRS were destroyed. hail, S-30 air defense system and ballistic missiles in the system Iskander“, said the message.
Currently, the area of the explosion has been engulfed in flames in an area of about 6 kilometers. And local authorities announced the evacuation of the population.
The arsenal was said to have been hit by Ukrainian-made kamikaze drones. In total, more than a hundred attack drones were involved in the attack. The distance to the target from the state border of Ukraine is about 500 km.
Tremors at the arsenal near Russian Toropets after the attack by Ukrainian drones pic.twitter.com/ZCn6Q0zqG7
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We remind you that on the night of March 18, loud explosions were heard in the city of Toropets. Later, it became known that the attack was aimed at an important warehouse where, in particular, missiles were stored. Iskander and KN23.
The explosions were so powerful that several earthquakes were recorded in the Tver region.
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