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Ukrainian drones strike missile warehouse deep in Russia causing major explosion

washingtonpost.com — September 18, 2024, 11:00 AM UTC

Summary: Ukrainian drones targeted a missile warehouse located about 300 miles inside Russia, causing a large explosion, according to Kyiv officials. This attack marks a significant strike on Russian military assets by Ukraine.

The operation was carried out by Ukraine's security service, military intelligence, and special forces. Officials described the attack as having completely destroyed the ammunition warehouses.

This incident comes as Ukraine seeks to persuade Western allies to ease restrictions on missile supplies for similar operations within Russia.

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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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    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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    Ukraine claims drone strike destroys major Russian arms depot in Tver (independent.co.uk)
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    Ukrainian drone strike causes major explosion in Russia's Tver region (ABC News)
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    Ukrainian drone attack causes massive explosion at Russian arsenal (Sydney Morning Herald)
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    Ukrainian drone strike causes massive explosion at Russian ammunition depot (smh.com.au)
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    Ukrainian drone strike causes explosions at Russian arms depots near Moscow (dailymail.co.uk)
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    Massive explosion rocks Russian town after suspected drone attack on ammo depot (Newsweek)
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    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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    Ukrainian drone strike destroys North Korean missiles at Russian military depot (newsweek.com)
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    Ukrainian drone strike on Russian arms depot triggers earthquake-sized explosion (foxnews.com)
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    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)
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    Ukraine drone strike destroys Russian ammunition depot in Tver region (CNN)
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    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia's Toropets, injuring 13 (The Globe and Mail)
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    Ukraine targets military depot in Russia with drone attack (cbsnews.com)
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    Ukrainian drone attack causes massive explosion at Russian arsenal (khaleejtimes.com)
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    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia causing major fire (abcnews.go.com)
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    Blinken reviews Ukraine's strategy to end war ahead of UN presentation (The Guardian)
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    Ukrainian drones hit military depot in Russia's Toropets, causing fire (news.yahoo.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 Russian town near Moscow (seattletimes.com)
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    Ukrainian drone attack hits Russian ammunition depot in Tver region (Newsweek)
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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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    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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    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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