Russia is launching thermobaric bombs in Ukraine, which demonstrates the “devastation” that Moscow seeks to cause, as indicated on Monday by the Ukrainian ambassador to Washington, Oksana Markarova, after holding several meetings in the United States Congress to explain the situation in his country in the midst of the Russian invasion.
At the end of these meetings with senators of both parties, Markarova has denounced the use of these thermobaric bombs, also known as vacuum bombs and which cause high-temperature explosions, by Russian forces, although she has not given details about where and In what situation would they have been used?
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Bombs that cause high-temperature explosions with a higher blast wave and that are prohibited by international law
Specifically, these are devices that are made up of two explosive charges, a first that expands fuel and a second that later detonates it and consumes the oxygen, generating a kind of vacuum that results in a high-temperature explosion. These bombs also cause a large shock wave.
The diplomat has remarked, in any case, that these types of weapons “are prohibited by the Geneva Convention” so their use underlines that the “devastation” that Russia is seeking in Ukraine is “great”, according to statements collected by the chain American Fox.
Markorava has subsequently requested more weapons and military assistance after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Saturday the approval of $350 million in additional equipment for Ukraine, including Javalin man-portable anti-tank missiles.
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After the meeting, the US senators stressed Washington’s commitment to Ukraine. “Proud to speak with Ambassador Markarova and tell her that the Senate will continue to support and accelerate lethal assistance to Ukraine, and keep up the pressure on (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to end this unjustified war,” said Senator Bob Menendez. Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee.
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After months of tension, Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine five days ago that has left at least 102 dead and 304 civilians injured, according to the United Nations Office for Human Rights, although the Ukrainian authorities raise the death toll to 352. .
In addition, 422,000 Ukrainians have had to leave their country, to which must be added more than 100,000 internally displaced persons, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
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