Ukrainian drones hit a military depot in Russia on September 18 and destroyed North Korean missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and air defenses, according to reports.
More than 100 Ukrainian UAVs were used to strike the missile depot in Toropets, a town in Russia about 300 miles from the border with Ukraine, and reportedly destroyed "significant stocks of North Korean KN23 ballistic missiles" as well as S-300 air defense systems, and Iskanders, according to the Telegram channel Astra.
The attack, carried out by Ukraine's Security Service and Ukraine's Intelligence and Special Operations Forces, also caused fires to break out, residents were forced to evacuate, and at least 13 people were injured, according to The Associated Press.
Newsweek reached out to the Security Service of Ukraine and the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.
A Ukrainian official told the AP that the fire burned four miles wide, and the military depot housed Iskander, Tochka-U missiles, glide bombs, and artillery shells.
Russia and North Korea signed a new agreement in June in which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his "full support" for Russia's war in Ukraine, and the two countries pledged to provide each other with military assistance in the event of an attack on either country.
Pyongyang and Moscow have previously denied that North Korea has provided Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine, though Western intelligence has confirmed this.
Ukraine has recently had success in strikes inside Russia utilizing drones as drone technology improves.
The attack on the military depot in Toropets may be the single largest event of the war, with a Ukrainian official reporting that the explosion was the equivalent of between 1.3 and 1.8 kilotons of TNT.
As of September 18, the fire is still ongoing, but Tver regional Governor Igor Rudenya has told evacuees that everyone could return home.
A Ukrainian source from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent that there are other similar attacks planned on other Russian military facilities as the country "continues to methodically reduce the missile potential of the enemy."
Experts believe that a senior Russian official visited Iran on September 17 in order to secure more weapons to fund the war in Ukraine, according to Business Insider.
The senior official, Sergei Shoigu, the Secretary of the Security Council, also met with Kim and Syrian leader Bashar Assad earlier this week, the outlet said.
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