{"id":1370428,"date":"2022-03-11T07:41:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1370428"},"modified":"2022-03-11T07:46:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T12:46:04","slug":"russia-admits-to-using-thermobaric-bombs-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-admits-to-using-thermobaric-bombs-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Admits to Using Thermobaric Bombs in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-admits-to-using-thermobaric-bombs-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1370428&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span>The Russian Ministry of Defense claims it has used a thermobaric rocket launching weapon in its deadly attack on Ukraine, the United Kingdom (U.K.) announced Wednesday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Moscow \u201cconfirmed the use of the TOS-1A weapon system in Ukraine,\u201d the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefenceHQ\/status\/1501621370614173701\"><span> U.K.\u2019s Ministry of Defense tweeted<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The statement\u00a0was\u00a0accompanied by a video of the Soviet-era weapon, which launches rockets from atop a tank body that suck in surrounding oxygen, creating higher temperatures and more damaging explosions that last longer than conventional blasts.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"dfp-ad-incontent_desk_1-wrapper\" class=\"dfp-tag-wrapper wrapper\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>&#8220;The impact of the TOS-1A is devastating,&#8221; the U.K.&#8217;s Ministry of Defense said in the video. &#8220;It can destroy infrastructure and cause significant damage to internal organs and flash burns, resulting in death to those exposed.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The U.S. military, however, has still seen \u201cno indications\u201d that thermobaric weapons have been used, Pentagon press secretary <span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\"><a class=\"rollover-people-link\" data-nid=\"570453\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/john-kirby\">John Kirby<\/a><span class=\"rollover-people-block\" id=\"rollover-people-570453\"><span class=\"rollover-block\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumb_100\/public\/kirbyjohn_pentagon_getty0820.jpg?itok=4XrnqQYY\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" \/><a class=\"name\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/john-kirby\">John Kirby<\/a><a class=\"people-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/597796-gop-senators-urge-biden-to-expedite-transfer-of-airpower-air-defense-systems\">GOP senators urge Biden to expedite transfer of airpower, air defense systems to Ukraine <\/a> <a class=\"people-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/597790-leadership-security-failures-led-to-deadly-kenya-terror-attack-pentagon-probe\">Leadership, security failures led to deadly Kenya terror attack: Pentagon probe<\/a> <a class=\"people-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/defense\/overnights\/597622-defense-national-security\">Overnight Defense &#038; National Security \u2014 US rules out combat aircraft for Ukraine <\/a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/john-kirby\">MORE<span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> told reporters later Wednesday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Under international laws of armed conflict, thermobaric weapons are not illegal but can\u2019t be used against military targets if their launch could also harm civilians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Footage from the Kremlin incursion, which is now at the two-week mark, has shown TOS-1A weapons deployed to Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have seen videos of Russian forces moving exceptionally lethal weaponry into Ukraine which has no place on the battlefield,\u201d the U.S. envoy to the United Nations (U.N.) <span class=\"rollover-people\" data-behavior=\"rolloverpeople\"><a class=\"rollover-people-link\" data-nid=\"529211\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/linda-thomas-greenfield\">Linda Thomas-Greenfield<\/a><span class=\"rollover-people-block\" id=\"rollover-people-529211\"><span class=\"rollover-block\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumb_100\/public\/thomasgreenfieldlinda_11242020getty.jpg?itok=cp_7-mbQ\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" \/><a class=\"name\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/linda-thomas-greenfield\">Linda Thomas-Greenfield<\/a><a class=\"people-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/597748-un-ambassador-russia-has-committed-war-crimes-says-civilian-attacks\">UN ambassador: Russia has committed &#8216;war crimes,&#8217; civilian attacks &#8216;cannot be justified&#8217; <\/a> <a class=\"people-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/597581-russia-says-its-used-thermobaric-weapon-system-in-ukraine-uk\">Russia says it&#8217;s used thermobaric weapon system in Ukraine: UK<\/a> <a class=\"people-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/597195-us-10-other-countries-condemn-latest-north-korean-missile-launch\">US, 10 other countries condemn latest North Korean missile launch<\/a> <a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/linda-thomas-greenfield\">MORE<span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/596520-us-ambassador-to-un-offers-condemnation-of-russian-actions\">told the\u00a0 U.N. General Assembly<\/a><span>\u00a0last week.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ukraine\u2019s Ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, made similar allegations to American lawmakers.\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Russia\u2019s confirmation comes after U.S. officials and lawmakers\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/597406-angry-putin-set-to-double-down-in-ukraine-intel-chiefs-tell-lawmakers\"><span>warned that<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0Moscow is escalating its violence in Ukraine, with hundreds of civilians, including children, killed in attacks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Russia has been criticized for targeting civilian infrastructure, including communication networks, schools and hospitals.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Russian Ministry of Defense claims it has used a thermobaric rocket launching weapon in its deadly attack on Ukraine, the United Kingdom (U.K.) announced Wednesday.\u00a0Moscow \u201cconfirmed the use of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1370428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1370428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}