Weapons capable of inflicting mass casualties spotted in Ukraine conflict
A Russian thermobaric multiple rockets launcher was spotted near Belgorod near Russia’s border with Ukraine on Saturday afternoon,
. The weapons are capable of launching so-called “vacuum bombs” that suck out the oxygen in the area where they are deployed in order to create a powerful explosion.Russian Defence Ministry/AFP via Getty Images The CIA claims that thermobaric rocket launchers can obliterate nearby targets and severely wound people.A Russian Grad rocket launcher fires at mock enemy targets during a military exercise near Baranovichi, Belarus on Feb. 17, 2022.A TOS-1A Solntsepyok thermobaric rocket launcher is seen during Russia’s World War II victory commemoration parade in Moscow on June 24, 2020.Thermobaric rocket launchers are capable of causing devastating explosions by absorbing oxygen around the target.
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