Toropets depot explosions

2024 Toropets depot explosions
Part of the Ukrainian attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
NASA FIRMS imagery of the Toropets depot fires from 2024-09-17 to 2024-09-21 with first detection at 2024-09-17 23:58:00 (UTC)
DateSeptember 17–18, 2024 (2024-09-17 2024-09-18)
Time3:56 (UTC+03:00)
VenueToropets weapon depot
LocationToropets, Tver Oblast, Russia
Coordinates56°30′0″N 31°43′15″E / 56.50000°N 31.72083°E / 56.50000; 31.72083
TypeWeapons storage explosion
CauseUkrainian drone attack
PerpetratorSecurity Service of Ukraine
Deaths0 (per Russia)
Non-fatal injuries13 (per Russia)

On the night of 17–18 September 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, Ukraine launched a drone attack on the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) 107th arsenal ammunition depot in Toropets, causing a massive series of explosions and fires and shattering windows across nearby towns. The primary explosion caused a 82 m wide crater and a seismic wave of magnitude 2.5~2.8 on 18 September, 3:56 am, local time. Such supply chain disruption could reduce Russia's firepower in its war effort in Ukraine.