Occupiers use banned thermobaric weapons in Luhansk region/Defense Express
In the Luhansk direction, the enemy continues shelling settlements in order to inflict fire damage on units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and residential areas of cities. Read more in the exclusive blog for the Channel 24 website.
How the occupiers burn the Ukrainian land
Intensifying the shelling with the available fire weapons, the Russian invaders tried to develop an offensive in the direction of Severodonetsk. They did not succeed, they suffered losses.
The information about the use of thermobaric weapons by the Russian invaders was confirmed. In particular, the TOS-1A Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system.
Thermobaric weapons use oxygen from the surrounding air to create a high temperature explosion. Its high-explosive action lasts longer than that of a conventional explosive. It can destroy infrastructure, cause significant damage to a person's internal organs, and cause severe burns leading to death.
The first mention of the presence of thermobaric weapons in service with members of illegal armed groups in the temporarily occupied territories of the Luhansk region dates back to August 2014. On August 12, 2014, the analytical department of Right Cause published information that the militants had three TOS-1 “Pinocchio” installations that would be aimed at the Lugansk airport. It is worth noting that this information was immediately made public by the Russian media.
Evidence of the use of thermobaric weapons by Russians in the Donbass: video
Killers do not deny their own crimes
On January 11, 2021, Russia began military exercises near the borders with Ukraine. The maneuvers took place at combined-arms training grounds in the Voronezh, Belgorod, Bryansk and Smolensk regions.According to the information of Right Cause, for the first time in a long time, flamethrower systems TOS-1 “Buratino” were used in these exercises near the borders with Ukraine and their upgraded versions of TOS-1A “Solntsepek”. Subsequently, the Russian side was forced to confirm this information to Pravoe Delo.
On March 10, 2022, the Ukrainian media reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense had confirmed that it was using heavy flamethrower systems (TOS-1A) in Ukraine that use thermobaric missiles. This was reported by the State Special Communications Service in the telegram channel with reference to British intelligence data.
The Horde “liberate” Donbass from life
Recall that recently the analytical department of the Right Cause public initiative published information about that local sources of the organization recorded the redeployment of a heavy flamethrower system (TOS-1A) to the occupied city of Luhansk.
Right Cause noted that the use of TOS by the Russian occupiers would be considered such as would cause excessive damage to critical and civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities.
Russians use forbidden weapons, despite the danger to the civilian population/Photo by Dmitry Snegirev
The use of thermobaric weapons is strictly regulated by the law on armed conflicts. It cannot be used against military targets if it endangers the civilian population.
Recall that the UK Department of Defense intelligence noted that Russia is likely to resort to even more indiscriminate artillery bombardment. It is reported that the occupiers are planning to increase the pace of the offensive in the Donbass.
