Attack on Russian ammunition depot could be “biggest single incident” in Ukraine conflict

Ukraine used drones to attack an ammunition depot in the Tver region. It was probably the biggest attack ever on Russian soil.

DOROPETS – According to security sources, the Ukrainian armed forces have suffered a heavy drone attack on the western Russian region of Tver. A strike against a Russian arsenal succeeded. The attack is being described on social media as the biggest event of the war in Ukraine.

Previously unconfirmed images show a large fire after the attack on the main arsenal of the Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) in Dorobets, 400 kilometers west of Moscow, at 3:30 am on Wednesday (September 18). The footage also shows several subsequent explosions.

The shock wave that erupted following the Ukrainian drone strike stretched for about 300 kilometers

Former Ukrainian Interior Affairs Adviser, Anton Gerashchenko, published in XThe explosion produced 1.3 to 1.8 kilotons of TNT. A pressure wave of more than 300 kilometers was felt. Gerashchenko wrote that it was the “greatest single event” of the war.

Another estimate, by George William Herbert of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California, suggested that the explosion was consistent with the detonation of 200 to 240 tons of explosives. Reuters. the sea Newsweek As of Wednesday afternoon, about 30,000 tons of bombs had exploded or were still exploding, and fires continued.

Ukraine wants to systematically reduce Russia’s missile capabilities

A source from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said Independence of Kiev with that Ukrainian drones “Literally wiped off the face of the earth a large warehouse of the main missile and artillery sector” used by Moscow’s war machine. The source added that similar attacks on other Russian military facilities are planned as Ukraine continues to reduce its adversary’s missile capabilities.

Without directly claiming responsibility, Ukraine has stepped up attacks deep inside Russian territory, particularly targeting military facilities critical to Moscow’s war effort. In a statement Newsweek The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said: “We do not comment on what is happening in Russia.” The depot in Tver contained North Korean KN23 ballistic missiles, missiles for Grad multiple rocket launchers and S-300 air defense systems and Iskander ballistic. Missiles.

“The main explosion sounds like an atomic bomb went off”

The explosions in the Tver region were documented and commented on by various social media users. “Ammunition depot at Dorobets in Russia turned into volcanic territory. It’s still blasting,” user X wrote “((Tendar))). It was an absolutely spectacular sight and the largest single event of its kind to date Ukraine war.