Seismic readings recorded 13 explosions at the Toropets depot, equivalent to small earthquakes, with blasts damaging nearby villages and shattering windows up to 6 kilometers away.
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Seismic readings recorded 13 explosions, equivalent to small earthquakes.
Blasts were powerful enough to damage nearby villages and shatter windows up to 6 kilometers away.
18 earthquakes were recorded after an unmanned aerial vehicle hit an ammunition warehouse, causing mass detonations
The series of earthquakes with a magnitude between 2 and 3.2 started at about 4:00 local time on Wednesday, September 18, lasting for over two hours
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