Ukrainian drones hit missile warehouse deep in Russia in massive blast

Ukrainian drones attacked overnight a weapons depot filled with missiles some 300 miles inside Russia, releasing a massive fireball into the nighttime sky — the latest strike on Russian military targets by Ukrainian forces using their own weapons.

An official from Ukraine’s security service, the SBU, said Wednesday that military intelligence and special forces carried out the attack, which “literally wiped off the face of the Earth” the ammunition warehouse. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject.

The base housed Iskander tactical missiles, Tochka-U missile systems, antiaircraft missiles, artillery ammunition and glide bombs, the official said — among the weapons that have pummeled Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure for much of the year.

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