The arsenal, covering an area of approximately 3 square kilometers, is located about 680 kilometers from Ukraine's border. Videos circulating online purportedly capture the sounds of drones and explosions in the area.
Local residents claim the attack specifically targeted the military base. Local governor Andrey Nikitin confirmed the drone strike but claimed there were no casualties and damage.
44 Ukrainian drones were 'downed', including 20 over the Novgorod Oblast and others over Kursk, Oryol, Belgorod, Tula, Tver, Bryansk, Smolensk, and two over Moscow oblasts, Russia's Defense Ministry claimed.
This follows a strike on Nov. 19, when Ukrainian forces reportedly targeted the 1046th Material Support Center in Bryansk Oblast using ATACMS ballistic missiles, Reuters wrote.