Russia reeling from overnight drone attack on military depot

Sep 18, 2024

Lauren Taylor Reporter

By Lauren Taylor (Reporter), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)

This report was created with support from enhanced software.

Russia is still assessing the damage from an overnight drone attack on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that targeted a large military depot. The site is northwest of Moscow and hundreds of miles away from the Ukrainian border.

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The country’s security service and special operations forces targeted a Russian Defense Ministry warehouse storing missiles, guided bombs and artillery.

The strike started a massive fire. It forced a partial evacuation of locals living nearby.

The blast was so large that NASA satellites picked up the intense heat from the area. Earthquake monitoring stations also picked up what sensors thought was a small earthquake.

Ukraine ramped up its domestic drone production over the past two years, enabling more sophisticated attacks on Russian soil. Meanwhile, the U.S. and its allies are still considering whether to allow Ukraine to use NATO-supplied weapons to strike targets on Russian soil.

Tags: Drones, Russia, Russian Defense Ministry, Ukraine, Ukraine aid, Ukraine Defense Ministry

[LAUREN TAYLOR]

RUSSIA IS LEFT REELING FROM AN OVERNIGHT DRONE ATTACK ON A LARGE MILITARY DEPOT.

THE SITE IS NORTHWEST OF MOSCOW – AND HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY FROM THE UKRAINIAN BORDER.

UKRAINE IS BEHIND THE ATTACK.

THE COUNTRY’S SECURITY SERVICE AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TARGETED A RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY WAREHOUSE STORING MISSILES, GUIDED BOMBS, AND ARTILLERY.

THE STRIKE IGNITED A MASSIVE FIRE, FORCING A PARTIAL EVACUATION OF LOCALS LIVING NEARBY.

THE BLAST WAS SO LARGE — NASA SATELLITES PICKED UP THE INTENSE HEAT FROM THE AREA AND EARTHQUAKE MONITORING STATIONS PICKED UP WHAT SENSORS THOUGHT WAS A SMALL EARTHQUAKE.

UKRAINE HAS RAMPED UP ITS DOMESTIC DRONE PRODUCTION OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, ENABLING MORE SOPHISTICATED ATTACKS ON RUSSIAN SOIL.

UKRAINE’S MILITARY CLAIMED TO HAVE INTERCEPTED 46 OUT OF 52 RUSSIAN DRONES IN A SEPARATE OVERNIGHT ATTACK.

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