Thermobaric weapons: All about these munitions
Yuri Svitlyk
13/05/2022
What are thermobaric weapons and how do these extremely dangerous munitions work, as no fortifications or shelters cannot protect from it? All this is explained in our article.
The Russians are attacking not only military but also civilian targets, using increasingly sophisticated and deadly weapons. Thermobaric weapons, whose destructive power is comparable to tactical nuclear warheads, have already been used by invaders in several Ukrainian cities. The damage they do is enormous.
However, before we go into details, it should be said that thermobaric weapons are prohibited by the Geneva Convention for use against civilian, not military. But as everyone now sees, Russia is violating the Geneva Convention by using thermobaric weapons and other prohibited munitions, such as cluster and phosphorus bombs and chemical weapons, against civilians in Ukraine.
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This was first stated by US Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield at the UN forum. The fact that the Russian Federation has suspended the Additional Protocol to the 2019 Geneva Convention does not justify this. The worst thing is that further use of this type of weapon by Russia is very likely, given the deployment of heavy TOS-1 flamethrowers in Ukraine. They have a 24-chamber launcher (TOS-1A version) with 220-caliber missiles with thermobaric or incendiary warheads, which can cover an area of approximately 78,408 square meters (198 by 396 meters) in a few seconds.
Today we will try to explain this most dangerous weapon in detail.
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