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Ukrainian drone attack causes massive explosion at Russian arsenal

Sydney Morning Herald — September 18, 2024, 11:00 PM UTC

Summary: A Ukrainian drone attack on a major arsenal in Russia's Tver region caused a massive explosion on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of a nearby town.

Videos on social media showed a large fireball and multiple explosions near Toropets, about 380 km west of Moscow.

NASA satellites detected intense heat over a 14 square kilometer area, and earthquake sensors recorded activity consistent with a small quake.

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    Russia targets Ukraine's main military communication centre in drone and missile strike (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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    Ukrainian drone strike damages major Russian ammo storage facility (Newsweek)
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    Ukrainian drone strike devastates major Russian arms depot in Tver region (metro.co.uk)
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  4. [4.0]
    Ukraine intercepts 42 drones and one missile in overnight attacks (gazette.com)
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  5. [4.5]
    Ukraine strikes Russian weapons depot in Tver region with drone attack (Vox.com)
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  6. [4.1]
    Ukraine claims drone strike destroys major Russian arms depot in Tver (independent.co.uk)
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  7. [4.8]
    Ukrainian drone strike causes major explosion in Russia's Tver region (ABC News)
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    Ukrainian drone strike causes massive explosion at Russian ammunition depot (smh.com.au)
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  9. [3.0]
    Ukrainian drone strike causes explosions at Russian arms depots near Moscow (dailymail.co.uk)
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  10. [3.5]
    Massive explosion rocks Russian town after suspected drone attack on ammo depot (Newsweek)
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  11. [4.7]
    Ukrainian drone strike causes massive explosion at Russian military depot (independent.co.uk)
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    Ukraine drone strike ignites massive fire at Russian arms depot in Tver (independent.co.uk)
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  13. [4.4]
    Ukrainian drone strike destroys North Korean missiles at Russian military depot (newsweek.com)
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  14. [3.9]
    Ukrainian drone strike on Russian arms depot triggers earthquake-sized explosion (foxnews.com)
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  15. [5.1]
    Ukrainian drone attack on Russian arms depot triggers earthquake monitors (The Guardian)
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    Ukraine drone strike destroys Russian weapons depot in massive explosion (POLITICO Europe)
    1d 10h
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  17. [4.9]
    Ukraine drone strike destroys Russian ammunition depot in Tver region (CNN)
    1d 10h
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  18. [4.8]
    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia's Toropets, injuring 13 (The Globe and Mail)
    1d 10h
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  19. [4.6]
    Ukraine targets military depot in Russia with drone attack (cbsnews.com)
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  20. [3.7]
    Ukrainian drone attack causes massive explosion at Russian arsenal (khaleejtimes.com)
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  21. [5.4]
    Ukrainian drones strike missile warehouse deep in Russia causing major explosion (washingtonpost.com)
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    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia causing major fire (abcnews.go.com)
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    Ukrainian drone strike causes massive explosions at Russian ammo depot (nbcnews.com)
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    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia causing large fire (thestar.com)
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    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia's Toropets, causing fire (news.yahoo.com)
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  27. [4.1]
    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russian town near Moscow (seattletimes.com)
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    Ukrainian drone attack hits Russian ammunition depot in Tver region (Newsweek)
    1d 13h
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    Ukrainian drones hit arms storage in Tver causing massive explosion (firstpost.com)
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    Ukraine drone strike hits Russian town, ignites major fire and evacuations (news.yahoo.com)
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  31. [4.3]
    Russian drones strike energy facilities in Ukraine's Sumy region (usnews.com)
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    Russia's Tver region orders evacuation after drone attack causes fire (bbc.com)
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  33. [4.3]
    War casualties reach one million as Russia closes schools amid drone threats (independent.co.uk)
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    Ukraine drone strike prompts evacuations in Russia's Tver region (thehindu.com)
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