photo source = twitterRussian troops have been caught attacking a Ukrainian village using ‘thermal pressure bombs’, known as unethical weapons of mass destruction.
On the 11th (local time), foreign media such as the New York Post and Ukrainian media Novosti Donbasa reported that the Russian military fired about 10 thermobaric bombs at the village of Piskey on the same day.
On the same day, on various social media, such as Telegram and Twitter, a video of an apartment complex in Donetsk’s Pisky village in Ukraine being blown up by about 10 thermobaric bombs was shared.
Details such as the date of the bombing and whether there were any casualties were not disclosed. However, foreign media reported that the area is a place where abandoned houses are gathered, and now there are few civilians living there.
A thermobaric bomb, also called a ‘vacuum bomb’ or ‘Satan’s weapon’, is a weapon that sucks in oxygen during the detonation process and causes a powerful ultra-high temperature explosion. It is evaluated as an unethical weapon of mass destruction in that the high pressure wave generated during the explosion causes damage to human organs.
Russia has been heavily criticized by the international community for using thermobaric bombs during the Chechen War in 1999. Earlier in March, the British Ministry of Defense said, “Russia has confirmed that it has used the multiple rocket launcher ‘TOS-1A’ capable of firing thermo-barreled bombs.”
Meanwhile, the US government announced on the 11th (local time) that Russia has agreed to import hundreds of drones from Iran as the war enters its sixth month.
“We are very concerned about Iran’s use of drones and their spread to other regions,” said Patel, deputy spokesperson. .
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