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Ukraine has blown up a Russian ammunition dump, triggering an explosion so powerful it was picked up by earthquake monitors.

A huge explosion and mushroom cloud was seen coming from a warehouse complex in the city of Toropets, about 300 miles over the border with Ukraine.

It is believed that the depot is used to house North Korean missiles and some of Russia’s most advanced weaponry, including guided bombs, artillery and S-400 air defence systems.

Plumes of smoke rising from the fires were so large that they could be seen from space. The explosions also triggered seismic activity measuring 2.8 points on the Richter scale.

Video footage shot near the depot showed a fireball lifting into the sky so bright it could be seen for miles around, with shockwaves emanating from the blast area.

Russian social media channels showed significant damage to buildings in Toropets, with windows blown from their frames and scorch marks on the walls.

Residents on local online chat groups described villages closer to the ammunition dump being completely destroyed.

One picture appeared to show a house with window frames blown from their fittings into a house overlooking the blast site.

A source in Ukraine’s SBU state security service said its drones had caused an “extremely powerful detonation”. It is not clear exactly which weapons were being stored at the warehouses at the time of the explosion, but Ukraine said they included missiles intended for tactical launch systems and guided bombs.

Russian sources have previously described the storage location of an area of significant importance for Moscow’s armed forces. The site covers an area around two square miles in size, while its outside perimeter is roughly seven miles.

In 2018, Dmitry Bulgakov, a Russian general, said: “The arsenal in Toropets allows us to shelter reserves of missiles and ammunition from external influences and ensure their safety and fire and explosion safety.”

The military site has been targeted by Ukraine twice before, in May and June, according to Astra, the Russian Telegram news channel.

Russian officials attempted to downplay the scale of the strike, claiming air defence crews had repelled a Ukrainian drone attack.

The country’s defence ministry reported that its forces had destroyed 54 Ukrainian drones overnight without mentioning the attack on the storage site.

Local authorities were carrying out evacuations of the civilian population living near the base in Toropets. Schools and nurseries were also cancelled on Wednesday in parts of Russia’s Tver region.

On Wednesday morning, Igor Rudenya, the region’s governor, delivered a speech to camera while explosions were still ringing out in the distance.

Russia’s emergency text message broadcast system pinged mobile phones near the military base, asking people not to publish images of explosions and drones on social media.

Andriy Yermak, chief of staff to Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, acknowledged the attack by sharing a video of the explosion, commenting: “The demilitarisation of Russia is necessary to end terror.”

Ukraine has been calling on its Western partners to allow Kyiv’s forces to use Western-provided Storm Shadow and Atacms missiles for such strikes.

But with resistance to relaxing the restrictions in the White House, Ukrainian troops are forced to rely on homemade one-way-attack drones.

Power outages were announced on Wednesday in parts of the Tver region, local administration said in a statement that followed reports of the drone attack.

Meanwhile, Russian drones attacked energy facilities in Ukraine’s north-eastern city of Sumy, the regional authorities said on Wednesday.

It has been reported that nobody was injured in the attack, but repeated strikes on the region’s energy facilities have strained the system.

Regional authorities said that air defences shot down 16 drones over the Sumy region during the overnight attack.

Ukraine’s energy ministry said Russia’s Tuesday attacks had caused a fire at a power substation in the Sumy region and cut power to more than 281,000 consumers. Power was later partially restored, it said.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/18/ukraine-attack-russia-missile-depot-mini-earthquake/

As a peace loving person, I want this war to end, Putin should withdraw all his troops from Ukraine and put an end to this bloodshed

Only Putin can end this war

According to some reports, More than 100 domestically produced drones were deployed in the attack on the depot, imagine what will happen when US and UK finally give Ukraine the greenlight to use their Long range missiles and drones against Russia


We are gradually approaching World war III


I don't want to witness a nuclear exchange between Russia and NATO

This Ukraine has suddenly grown some Balls

Is peace not an option in this war. Why must we continue to kill each other??

Ehen?
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Las las una go still settle.

Lol

No peace for the wicked..



More of these goodwill gestures still coming on Russian soil.

Like seriously Russia na just hype, after all d mouth n how everyone believed they will level Ukraine within 2 weeks

Big bully wey no b anything

This is getting crazier

I thought by now, Russia would have leveled Ukraine

Those deceiving Zelensky can never make heaven

Continuing a war you can NEVER win.

Europe still fails to realize they are pawns in the hands of the US.

Ukraine should get ready for a tougher battle

Kyviv will be hit very hard

Rjd

Why do I fear that Putin may be considering the use of his nuclear arsenal to save face from his monumental miscalculation.
On the flip side, I feel the Ukrainians may be trying to deal a fatal blow to Russia before the November 5 elections as their future remains uncertain.

sirblend:
The Ukrainians are really dealing with the Russians...

nice one

Biggest one is coming!

D

Putin should give himself some brains and stop the senseless war

Fake news....

Una go just dey copy and paste BBC and CNN....

Nor be only earthquake, tsunami, cyclone and hurricane.

AI generated Photoshop....

CoronaVirusPro:
Those deceiving Zelensky can never make heaven

Continuing a war you can NEVER win.

Europe still fails to realize they are pawns in the hands of the US.

Someone that was just chilling in this country jeje that Russia came in to invade and ever since they have been collecting left right centre almost 2 and half years after

Goodnewsforlife:
Like seriously Russia na just hype, after all d mouth n how everyone believed they will level Ukraine within 2 weeks

Big bully wey no b anything

Is there a country in this world that cannot be hit? Wait till America fights a worthy opponent that has capacity to strike US soil. We all saw how Vietnam played out, but Vietnam creativity was solely defensive as they didn't have capacity to strike America.

Russia is up in smoke.

Looking similar like Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic explosion at the end of WW2

This war is not ending anytime soon.

gaskiyamagana:
Biggest one is coming!

Perhaps, I hope so too. I sense the Ukrainians have something up their sleeves.

datola:
Putin should give himself some brains and stop the senseless war

.. are you indirectly saying he doesn't have enough of it?

Stephench:
Is there a country in this world that cannot be hit? Wait till America fights a worthy opponent that has capacity to strike US soil. We all saw how Vietnam played out, but Vietnam creativity was solely defensive as they didn't have capacity to strike America.

u don't get it

What am saying is that with d hype of Russia then nobody knew Ukraine could still be breathing till now

Stephench:
Is there a country in this world that cannot be hit? Wait till America fights a worthy opponent that has capacity to strike US soil. We all saw how Vietnam played out, but Vietnam creativity was solely defensive as they didn't have capacity to strike America.

Nuclear weapons aside I don’t think any major country can go head to head with another Major power without it being a stalement

I think the Russians underestimated the Ukrainian army . Before the invasion Ukraine had the most powerful army in the old Soviet Union . So it was like number 1 and number 2 in Eastern Europe fighting each other

But Ukraine has tried sha like almost going to 3 years now, Moscow no even smell Donbas more less Kiev so it’s currently a stalemate

I feel it's a senseless war.
More than 250,000 lives have been lost on both sides all in the name of stopping Ukraine's March westwards.

Wats the use of all these wars.