Ukraine destroyed arsenal in Russia's Tver region, Kyiv security source says

Smoke and flames rise following a Ukrainian drone attack, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Toropets, Tver region, Russia September 18, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Social media/via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack destroyed a warehouse storing missiles, guided bombs and artillery ammunition in Russia's Tver region, a source in Ukraine's SBU state security service told Reuters on Wednesday.

The drones caused an "extremely powerful detonation" at a large warehouse of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Defence in the town of Toropets, the source said.