The explosions in Toropets, in the Tver region, were so intense that they were picked up by NASA satellites and earthquake monitors.

The explosions in Toropets, in the Tver region, were so intense that they were picked up by NASA satellites and earthquake monitors.

A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility early Wednesday threw up towering fireballs visible from space and thundering detonations that triggered earthquake monitors.

Even by the standards of this incendiary conflict, video showing the blasts north of Moscow made for remarkable footage.

Officials on both sides said it was the result of a large Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, a town in the Tver region around 230 miles from the Russian capital. Russian state media has previously reported that the military was building an arsenal for storing missiles and other explosives there.

  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    3 months ago

    Supposedly included a stockpile of iskandr missiles ….

    Hypersonic missiles are very difficult to shoot down, so ideally you want to get them much earlier, toward launch. In this case even earlier, while in a warehouse before launch

    • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      According to various sources, Ukraine attacked an ammunition depot in the city of Toropets of Tver region, with more than 100 UAVs last night. The explosion occurred in an area where “Tochka-U” and “Iskander” missile systems were located. Residents are being relocated to the neighboring town of Western Dvina, where kindergartens and schools have also been shut down.

      I’ve also heard that the losses may potentially also include S300 missiles, grad rockets, and the recently delivered Iranian SRBMs

      https://vxtwitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1836242801043873978

      Bulgakov noted that the full load of each storage facility is up to 240 tons, and met “the highest world standards”.