Russia has confirmed its use of a thermobaric weapon system, or „vacuum“ bombs, during Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. …
Russia has confirmed its use of a thermobaric weapon system, or „vacuum“ bombs, during Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. Vacuum bombs disperse explosive material over a large area that uses surrounding oxygen as fuel when it detonates, creating a blast wave that lasts far longer than conventional explosives. „The impact of the [TOS-1A] is devastating,“ the UK Ministry of Defense said in a video. „It can destroy infrastructure and cause significant damage to internal organs and flash burns, resulting in death to those exposed.“ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said that she discussed Russia’s use of vacuum bombs with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday. „We talked about weapons that Putin is using, weapons prohibited in the Geneva Conventions, including cluster bombs and vacuum bombs, which caused severe suffering,“ Pelosi told reporters.
