For several hours, up to dawn, one detonation changed the other. The explosions were so powerful that foreign measuring stations registered them as an earthquake with a force of 2. 8 points on the Richter scale. Frightened Russians, when they saw a huge mushroom cloud from explosions in photos and videos on social networks, they first decided that it was a nuclear attack.
However, the sounds of flight and eyewitness testimony point out that the cause was a relatively cheap blow using several Kamikadze drone. The goal was chosen successfully - Arsenal in Toropka covers dozens of separate ammunition depots over a large area of more than 5 square kilometers. According to unconfirmed data, there were 30 thousand tons of explosive devices, including rockets for rose fire systems, Grad, grenades and probably anti -aircraft missiles.
The arsenal is located simply on the railway branch, which is quite understandable from the point of view of logistics. However, in the immediate vicinity is the city of Toropets with a population of 11 thousand people and several villages. There is only a fragmentary information about the victims among civilians. According to the available data, 7,500 inhabitants were taken out of the evacuation from the evacuation.
The photographs of Toroptsi shows intact houses, but many of them have windows that are knocked out. The premises owned by the arsenal and, according to official information, are designed for 200 people, have probably been seriously destroyed. One of the Russians wrote on the social network: "Bad news. Many 200's. " As always in such cases, the first task of the Russian authorities is to whiten what has happened and deny their responsibility.
While in the background, as a fireworks, an explosion was erupted, the governor of the Tver region stood in front of the camera and stated that the work of emergency services was "according to plan". In Russia, it is a well -known saying that means that everything is under control, even if the average citizen does not think so. Governor Igor Rudnya also reported that all the enemy drones were knocked down and the fires were only due to debris.
Trust viewers should conclude that this is an exceptional case of bad luck. In fact, this catastrophe shames the Russian regime. The storage facility in Toropka began work only in 2018 and was highly appreciated by state propaganda. At that time, Deputy Minister of Defense Dmitry Bulgakov, the head of Russian military logistics, came specifically there to solemnly cut the tape.
The public media reports stated that the arsenal was built according to modern world standards to safely store missiles and ammunition. "Thanks to concrete structures (in Russia, ammunition is often stored in wooden barracks and in the open air) is guaranteed protection against air attacks and even from a nuclear explosion," Bulgakov said at that time. Meanwhile, the Army General has long become a symbol of corruption and neglect in the Russian Armed Forces.
After in February 2022, during the advance of Russian troops, logistics suffered a complete failure, Bulgakov lost popularity. He first lost his position in the ministry and then freedom in July 2024. It is not easy to evaluate the military consequences of the catastrophe. If 30,000 tons of ammunition were indeed destroyed, then it is a lot. However, it is estimated that Russia has already released 40 times more artillery ammunition in this conflict.
It should be noted that, according to official data, there were only five such objects in the West of the Russian Federation. The northern group of troops, in particular, participating in hostilities in the Kursk region and at the Kharkiv Front, will probably have problems with supply. The rail lines extend from the torope to the corresponding areas of the front. However, first of all, this event shows how powerful the Ukrainian drones of the far radius of action became.
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