Skhemy project reveals aftermath of ammo depot strike in Russia's Tver region - satellite images
Satellite images have emerged showing the aftermath of the Defense Forces' strike on a depot in Toropets, Tver region of Russia, on the night of September 18.
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The depot stored missiles, glide bombs, and artillery shells. The photos were published by Radio Liberty's Skhemy project.
The Planet Labs satellite images reveal the consequences of the fire, which was still ongoing as of 15:30 Kyiv time on September 19, as well as craters ranging from 50 to 90 meters in diameter from detonated shells.
On September 18, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine informed LIGA.net that the Defense Forces had destroyed a depot of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defense in the Tver region.
The facility stored missiles intended for Iskander operational-tactical missile systems, Tochka-U tactical missile complexes, glide bombs, and artillery shells.
The strike on the ammunition depot in the Tver region caused an explosion with the power of an earthquake. The Norwegian monitoring agency NORSAR recorded tremors with a magnitude of 2.8.
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