This is the moment Ukrainian drones blasted a massive Russian ammo dump – causing an apocalyptic explosion.
A second silo facility housing one of Vladimir Putin’s biggest missiles was also reportedly struck in the devastating overnight attacks.
Mushroom clouds and igniting shells lit up the night sky at the facility in Krasnodar region after the pinpoint strike by Ukrainian kamikaze drones.
The site is alleged to house a giant stock of North Korean missiles and weapons sent by Putin ally Kim Jong Un inside.
When the drones blasted the ammo a dramatic mushroom cloud filled the air and sparked huge secondary detonations in Tikhoretsk.
But Ukraine also hit a new ammunition silo complex at Toropets in Tver region.
The separate blast is rumoured to have taken place at a secret Putin facility where he keeps his prized nuclear weapon – the “Satan-2” rocket.
The monster hypersonic missile is designed to strike the West by flying over the North or South Poles, making it impossible to strike down by air defences.
The missile stands as tall as a 14-storey tower block and was said to have been hit in the drone attack, triggering a massive explosion.
The eruption was seen at Oktyabrsky, close to Toropets in Tver region after the Ukrainian strike deep inside Russia.
Initial reports suggested a store of S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems had been taken out but a Russian Telegram channel later alleged the Satan missile had been destroyed.
Rumours intensified after a news blackout from the authorities on the strike was ordered.
Kremlin sources have declined to comment on the claims.
Russia claimed to have downed 101 kamikaze drones from Ukraine in overnight work by air defences.
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