The explosions in Toropets, in the Tver region, were so intense that they were picked up by NASA satellites and earthquake monitors.

The explosions in Toropets, in the Tver region, were so intense that they were picked up by NASA satellites and earthquake monitors.

A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian missile facility early Wednesday threw up towering fireballs visible from space and thundering detonations that triggered earthquake monitors.

Even by the standards of this incendiary conflict, video showing the blasts north of Moscow made for remarkable footage.

Officials on both sides said it was the result of a large Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, a town in the Tver region around 230 miles from the Russian capital. Russian state media has previously reported that the military was building an arsenal for storing missiles and other explosives there.

  • FilthyShrooms@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    3 months ago

    Russian state media has previously reported that the military was building an arsenal for storing missiles and other explosives there.

    Uhhh, Russia you know you can lie about this, right? Like you don’t need to announce the location for military targets

    • NuXCOM_90PercentEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      I mean… you really can’t. Contracts and even people on the ground more or less reveal this real fast (and is what the OSINT community lives off of). The US and even Ukraine do the same. You can keep it a secret exactly how juicy a target is but you can’t really hide that missiles or tanks or whatever are being built somewhere.

      For example, a buddy of mine lives near a US facility that is near some REALLY nice climbing areas nearby. Every couple of months the army swings by and tells everyone to go the fuck away. And it does not take much brain power to realize that THAT is when they are moving whatever they don’t want people to know is at that base. But any other time? You can literally watch equipment being moved from warehouse/hanger to warehouse/hanger while giving someone a belay.

      • RubberDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Similar to the take out places surrounding the Pentagon are all of a sudden busier than usual late in the evening, and then a US strike happens somewhere.