“The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Russia was attacked by dozens of Ukrainian drones, 54 of them were allegedly shot down over various regions. The agency did not mention the Tver region, where drones attacked an ammunition depot, causing a fire and detonation to be heard.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Russia was attacked by dozens of Ukrainian drones, 54 of them were allegedly shot down over various regions. The agency did not mention the Tver region, where drones attacked an ammunition depot, causing a fire and detonation to be heard.
Source: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Telegram
Verbatim Russian department: “54 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by regular means of air defense”.
Details: It is reported that 27 drones were allegedly shot down over Kursk Oblast, 16 over Bryansk, 7 over Smolensk, 3 over Belgorod and 1 over Oryol Oblast.
It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not mention the Tver region, where explosions rang out at night, in its report.
A warehouse with ammunition was attacked in the city of Toropets, Tver region of Russia. pic.twitter.com/qTexy2D7t5
— Ukrainian truth ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) September 18, 2024
Prehistory:
- On the night of September 18, a fire and detonation occurred in the city of Toropets, Tver region of Russia, due to a drone attack. The governor of the region, Ihor Rudenia, ordered a partial evacuation of the population.
- Local residents reported that drones attacked a warehouse with ammunition. There are many videos of fire and detonation on social networks.
- In 2018, an Arsenal for complex storage of missiles, ammunition and explosive materials was built in the city of Toropets.
- The then Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Dmytro Bulgakov, said that the arsenal meets the highest international standards.
- According to him, each warehouse of the arsenal can hold up to 240 tons of ammunition.