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Evacuations after drone attack on Russian city

» Updated: 18 September 2024, 10:43

» Published: 18 September 2024

Evacuations after drone attack on Russian city
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Evacuations are underway in the Russian region of Tver, where extensive Ukrainian drone attacks are reported to have caused fires and explosions, according to the British BBC and other media.

The target of the attack was allegedly an arms depot where robots, other weapons, and ammunition were stored, writes AFP with reference to Ukrainian security sources. It is reportedly about material belonging to robots of the Iskander type. When the building was hit, a powerful explosion occurred, according to the source.

Rescue personnel from the city of Toropets are working to locate debris that has fallen from the sky, according to the city's governor.

Toropets is located about 38 miles west of the Russian capital Moscow and 47 miles from the Ukrainian border.

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