A Ukrainian drone strike hit a Russian weapons depot reportedly caused a 2.8 magnitude earthquake and a huge blast captured in a social media post showed a massive explosion.

Russia said it was working to repel a Ukrainian drone attack on Toropets, where there's a major military depot, as explosions lit up the night.

A large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on Russia triggered an earthquake-sized blast at a major arsenal in the Tver region on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of a nearby town, war bloggers and some media reported.

A Ukrainian drone attack launched overnight succeeded in destroying an ammunition depot in the western Russian region of Tver, a source from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told CNN on Wednesday.

A partial evacuation has been ordered in Russia's Tver region after a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack sparked a fire there, the local governor has said. Igor Rudenya said emergencies services in the town of Toropets were trying to "localise" the blaze caused by falling drone wreckage. He did not say whether there were any casualties.

A “massive” Ukrainian drone attack sparked a giant blast in a Russian town suspected of housing an arsenal for missiles, ammunition and explosive, according to reports. The air strike on Toropets in the western part of Russia ’s Tver region also forced the partial evacuation of residents, regional authorities said on Wednesday.

A partial evacuation order is in place in Russia's Tver region after Ukrainian drones struck a large military depot in the town of Toropets. According to a Kyiv security official, the attack was carried out by Ukraine's Security Service, along with its Intelligence and Special Operations Forces.

The capture of Ukrainsk underscored Russia’s steady advances in the Donetsk region. Ukraine is trying to counter with strikes on Russian military infrastructure.

STORY: A Ukrainian drone strike destroyed a Russian weapons warehouse in the Tver region, a source in Ukraine's SBU state security service told Reuters on Wednesday.This unverified footage shows a huge ball of flames blasting into the sky and multiple detonations.