A Ukrainian drone attack caused a massive explosion at a Russian ammunition depot in the Tver region. The explosion was reported to be so powerful that it resembled the detonation of 200-240 tonnes of high explosives.

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.

NASA satellites picked up intense heat sources emanating from an area of about 14 square kilometres (5 square miles) at the site in the early hours and earthquake monitoring stations picked up what sensors thought was a small earthquake,

Ukrainian drone attack on Russian arsenal triggers explosions, fire, and evacuation. US defense stocks react to reports.

( MENAFN - Khaama Press) Local media reported that Ukraine carried out a drone attack on a Russian arsenal in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, on Wednesday. Seismographic agencies registered a“small earthquake” following the explosion in the area.

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, a town in Russia’s Tver region about 240 miles northwest of Moscow and about 300 miles from the border with Ukraine.

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.