One expert told Newsweek that the weapon causes "extremely powerful shock wave which can shatter buildings." The weapon is mounted onto tanks, and is more powerful than conventional explosives.Įxperts say it is particularly effective at targeting trenches, which is what much of the fighting in Ukraine currently looks like. Russia designates the weapon as a "heavy flamethrower," the MOD said. The UK Ministry of Defence said in an intelligence update on Tuesday that, according to Russian media, paratroopers were receiving TOS-1A thermobaric multiple launch rocket systems. Russia's airborne force is being armed with so-called "heavy flamethrowers," as the military tries to reconstitute the elite units after they suffered heavy losses earlier in the invasion of Ukraine, according to UK intelligence. The airborne force's strength had been dented after heavy losses in the invasion of Ukraine.īut the UK MOD said the move suggests Russia wants it to play a larger role in any new offensive. Russia's paratroopers are getting a powerful new weapon in Ukraine, the UK MOD said. Host photo agency/Ramil Sitdikov via REUTERS Russian TOS-1A multiple rocket launchers during the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, June 24, 2020.
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