What Is A Vacuum Bomb That Ukraine Claims Russia Used During The Attack

Concerns over Russia's use of thermobaric weaponry has grown when the Ukrainian envoy to the US said that a vacuum bomb – another moniker for the weapon – was used during the invasion. The ‘vacuum bomb’ ignites a fireball that sucks in all surrounding oxygen.

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Thermobaric Weapons

Although videos from Ukraine shows thermobaric rocket launchers on Russia's TOS-1 vehicles, the employment of such weapons, which pull oxygen from the surrounding atmosphere to cause a high-tempe...

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