Thirteen people have been injured in Russia’s Tver region following a large Ukrainian drone attack that ignited a fire, according to the Russian health ministry.
Unverified footage reportedly shows a massive explosion in the town of Toropets, with videos circulating on social media depicting detonations and thick smoke covering a wide area.
A partial evacuation was initially ordered early Wednesday morning, but regional governor later assured residents that infrastructure in the town was functioning normally again.
Reports and Ukrainian sources, suggest that an ammunition warehouse was struck. This military site reportedly housed fuel tanks, artillery shells, ballistic missiles, and explosives, all of which have been used by Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The attack appears to have been significant, with a military arsenal worth nearly £30 million ($39 million) reportedly destroyed in a series of explosions. NASA’s satellite imagery detected multiple heat sources, and a light-magnitude earthquake was reported in the Tver region.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Disinformation, claimed on Telegram that the warehouse also stored North Korean missiles in addition to its own munitions. However, sources, has not verified these claims.
