Drone strike sets off huge explosions at a missile and ammunition arsenal in Toropets, Tver Oblast
Confirmedon verified, dated visual or sensor evidence: 1 distinct origin, 1 tied to no party, with visual or sensor evidence.
Drones struck a Russian missile and artillery arsenal at Toropets in Tver Oblast, about 370 km from Moscow, causing explosions large enough for the Norwegian monitor NORSAR to record them as a magnitude 3.2 event and for NASA satellites to detect the fires, NBC News reported. Tver governor Igor Rudenya said a fire was caused by debris from downed drones, ordered a partial evacuation and said 13 people were taken to hospital. An anonymous source in Ukraine's Security Service said the depot held Iskander, Tochka and guided bomb munitions. Russian state media had earlier reported that missiles and explosives were being stockpiled there, NBC noted.
- When
- 18 September 2024
- Where
- Toropets, Russia (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
- What
- drone attack · military
- Acting party
- General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Against
- Ministry of Defence of Russia
- Attribution
- Attributed by independent sources. An SBU source described the strike as Ukrainian; Russian officials described a Ukrainian drone attack.
- In the record
- Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary
Sources
History
| When | Field | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC | status | null | confirmed | P1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule |
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The War Record, "Drone strike sets off huge explosions at a missile and ammunition arsenal in Toropets, Tver Oblast", ev-20261027-0504, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-0504/