NASA satellites picked up intense heat sources emanating from an area of about 14 square kilometres (5 square miles) at the site in the early hours and earthquake monitoring stations picked up what sensors thought was a small earthquake,

Unverified footage shared on social media depicted a massive fireball shooting into the night sky, accompanied by multiple explosions resonating across a lake approximately 380 kilometers (240 miles) west of Moscow.

The Ukrainian attack on ammunition depots in the Tver region in western Russia proved to be extremely effective. Reports have emerged of fires and massive explosions that caused minor earthquakes in the area,