Mega-detonation shook Russia. Ukrainians destroyed weapons storage: ‘Complete chaos’

On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, there was a huge explosion in the Russian region of Tver! Footage appeared of a large blaze, a ball of fire covered the sky which turned red in a second, the detonation was felt miles away…

– The warehouse in Toropets contained missiles intended for Iskander tactical missile systems, Toka-U tactical missile systems, guided aerial bombs and artillery ammunition. We hit him – a senior source from the Ukrainian intelligence service told Reuters…

Russian media write that the big fire occurred “in the middle of the crash of the drone wreckage”. They did not state how the large warehouse of weapons exploded, only the fall of the drone…

– The explosion was so strong that it broke the door of my house – said a Russian for the Russian newspaper Gazeta.

On various Russian Telegram channels, one can find comments from witnesses to the attack. They describe the situation as chaotic, they did not expect that Ukraine could attack so ‘deeply’.. Toropets is located in the west of Russia, some 200 km from the border with Belarus, 300 km from the Russian border with Latvia…

The BBC writes that the detonation also caused an earthquake in the region, adding that the destroyed arsenal is worth up to 39 million. dollars! A source from Ukraine with whom they spoke told them that this warehouse was also a ‘home’ for North Korean missiles which Kim Jong-un sends his friend Vladimir Putin…

More and more Russian weaknesses

The Russians claim that Ukraine launched about 100 drones at them, which would make this one of the largest Ukrainian counterattacks since the beginning of the war in February 2022.

In recent weeks, Russia has shown more weaknesses in its defense, the Ukrainians invaded Kursk on August 6, an attack on Moscow followed, and this warehouse explosion…

Due to the Ukrainian attack, the authorities ordered the evacuation of Toropets, but the residents are returning to the city in the early hours of the afternoon, writes the Russian RIA.

– We continue to destroy the enemy’s weapons that they use for attacks on Ukrainian cities – the Ukrainian services responsible for the attack told Ukrainian Pravda.