Quake-sized blasts in Russia

 

 Quake-sized blasts in Russia

A large Russian ammunition depot erupted in a remarkable series of explosions early Wednesday around 3:30 in the morning. Regional earthquake monitors even picked up the blast, which registered as a “light magnitude” 2.8 quake.

Location: The Toropets Northeast Ammunition Depot, in the Tver region of Russia, which is about 300 miles from the frontlines of Russia’s Ukraine invasion. Six Ukrainian kamikaze drones were allegedly used in the attack, which appears to have caused several intense burn zones that NASA sensors picked up in the agency’s Fire Information for Resource Management System.

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In video: Here is some footage taken moments after impact showing the initial blast wave followed by a smaller series of secondary explosions and their waves rolling across the illuminated horizon.

“We’re likely looking at the loss of thousands of tons of explosive materials, shells, and rockets,” one former Ukrainian officer said, noting, “In events of this magnitude, replacement can't be quick.”


Moment of one of the first explosions at the premises of the Toropets ammo depot. Check out the blast wave

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