A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported.

A Ukrainian drone strike hit a Russian weapons depot reportedly caused a 2.8 magnitude earthquake and a huge blast captured in a social media post showed a massive explosion.

A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight destroyed an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday, causing a massive blast.

Russia targeted Ukrainian energy facilities in a new wave of airstrikes, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, despite a U.N. monitoring body saying attacks on the power grid probably violated humanitarian law.

A Ukrainian drone strike launched at an arms depot in Russia's Tver region caused a massive explosion picked up by NASA space satellites. (Video Credit: East2West News./ Still photo: Reuters.)

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

Russia targeted Ukrainian energy facilities and struck civilian infrastructure in overnight attacks, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday, and a U.N. monitoring body said Moscow's strikes on the power grid probably violated humanitarian law.

Ukraine said it destroyed a large weapons stockpile in Russia overnight using long-range drones to stage the attack as Kyiv awaits US permission to use western-made missiles in such operations.

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.

Smoke and flames rise following a Ukrainian drone attack in Toropets in the Tver region, Russia Thirteen people have been injured in Russia's Tver region after a large Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire there,

Ukraine said Thursday its air defenses shot down all 42 drones that Russia used in overnight attacks targeting regions across the country. Ukraine’s air force said it also shot down a Russian guided missile.

Ukrainian drones struck a major Russian military depot and weapons store early on Wednesday, triggering an earthquake-sized explosion, according to multiple reports. Kyiv claimed its attack destroyed military warehouses in Toropets,

Overnight, Ukrainian drones attacked one of the largest arsenals in Russia, causing a powerful detonation in the town of Toropets in Russia's Tver Oblast, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent.

A Ukrainian drone attack Wednesday on a Russian warehouse sparked an earthquake-like blast and fire that forced the evacuation of a town in Russia’s Tver region. "The enemy hit an ammunition depot in the area of Toropets,

The drone attack destroyed a Russian military arsenal in Tver, triggering a blast powerful enough to be detected by earthquake monitors and NASA satellites.

STORY: A Ukrainian drone strike destroyed a Russian weapons warehouse in the Tver region, a source in Ukraine's SBU state security service told Reuters on Wednesday.This unverified footage shows a huge ball of flames blasting into the sky and multiple detonations.

Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge fire and forcing some residents to evacuate, a Ukrainian official and Russian news reports said Wednesday.

The Tver region is situated about 380 kilometres northwest of Moscow and roughly 500 kilometres from the border with Ukraine. According to the official, the depot housed Iskander and Tochka-U missiles,

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