The explosion made the earth tremble. Did the Ukrainians attack with a new weapon?

Defense Express analyzed the recordings that appeared on the day of the attack on the ammunition depot in the Tver region in western Russia. The facility was attacked by Ukrainian drones on Wednesday. The Russians stored Grad, S-300 and S-400 missiles, as well as Iskander ballistic missiles, there. Guided bombs were also stored there.

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An anonymous source told the Ukrayinska Pravda portal that the attack was carried out by officers of the military intelligence in Kiev and the Security Service. Ukraine. Kyiv has not yet commented on the matter.

The Ukrainian military portal Defense Express wrote that the Russians could have stockpiled as much as 30 tons of ammunition in the depot that was blown up. “The explosions that resulted from the hit were so powerful that a small earthquake occurred,” the service reported.

One of the recordings, Defense Express said, showed the sound of a rocket engine, indicating that Ukrainian forces may have used a new weapon in the attack: the Palianytsia missile drone. Defense Express added that the Palianytsia could easily cover the distance to the city of Toropets in the Tver region, which is about 500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.

Ukrainian Telegram channels also wrote that Palianytsia could have attacked a Russian ammunition depot.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Kyiv has a new weapon, the Palianyca missile droneAugust 24.

The Ukrainian army has not declassified the main characteristics of the Palianitsa: its range, warhead and the number of units produced. According to military experts in Kiev, it is equipped with a jet engine and can reach speeds of up to 600 kilometers per hour. It can also carry a warhead.