Ukrainian drones have struck a large military depot in a town deep inside Russia overnight, causing a huge blaze and prompting the evacuation of local residents

Ukrainian drones hit an ammunition depot inside Russia this week, the latest attack targeting military facilities deep within the country.

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Ukraine said Thursday its air defenses shot down all 42 drones that Russia used in overnight attacks targeting regions across the country. Ukraine’s air force said it also shot down a Russian guided missile.

Ukraine ’s drone attack succeeded in “ wip [ing] off the face of the Earth ” a major Russian weapons depot in the Tver region, Ukrainian intelligence sources said. Sources in Ukraine’s SBU security service told The Kyiv Independent that “an extremely powerful detonation began” at the Russian defence ministry’s warehouse in Toropets following a drone strike.