Analysts have spotted a Russian TOS-1A thermobaric multiple launch rocket system on the road to Kyiv. What do these weapons do and why do they matter?
LONDON — As Russian troops faced fierce resistance to their assault on Ukraine, a Russian-language account on the Telegram messaging app identified what open-source analysts said appeared to be a RussianCNN also reported that a similar weapons system had been identified inThermobaric weapons suck in oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, typically producing a blast wave of a significantly longer duration than that of a conventional explosive.
But Russia still has more forces and weapons to throw into the fight even though Putin faces worldwide condemnation and international sanctions over what he calls a “special operation” to destroy Ukraine’s military capabilities and capture what Moscow says it considers dangerous nationalists. Read full story
In previous wars, particularly in the North Caucasus region of Chechnya but also in Syria, Russia has shown little or no qualms about the use of vast firepower, despite the risk of civilian casualties. Russia has denied targeting civilians. The Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said did not have confirmation that Russia had used such weapons.Ukrainian, international and Russian audiences are getting very different impressions of the war. Global and Ukrainian news channels have largely concentrated on the capital Kyiv, which independent analysts and Western governments say Russia set out to encircle.
Ukrainian media outlets – combining efforts to stay on the air – are feeding a continuous diet of stories intended to hold up resistance as towns on the outskirts of Kyiv, the eastern city of Kharkiv and elsewhere come under fire. The internet remains on in much of the country, with videos of destroyed or stranded Russian vehicles widely shared.
Talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials on the Belarus border on Monday yielded no immediate breakthrough and Ukrainian media have reported that the government expects forces from Belarus to join the conflict, despite promises by Russia’s ally not to do so.
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