Reports: Russia deployed TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system | Eastern NC Now

The Russian military has sparked outrage for reportedly deployed TOS-1A heavy flamethrower systems to Ukraine, which experts say could be used to carry out war crimes if used against civilian targets.

“The TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system is designed for providing fire support to infantry and tanks, defeating enemy manpower from open and closed firing positions in a variety of offensive and defensive combat, as well as disabling light armored vehicles and transport,” a fact sheet states about the weapon. “Combined target destruction is achieved through effects of high temperature and overpressure.”

The paper states that the system is armed with “unguided artillery rockets with thermobaric warheads.”

“Thermobaric missiles contain a highly explosive fuel and chemical mix and send out supersonic blast waves that can rip buildings and bodies apart,” The Telegraph reported. “Moscow has previously employed them in Chechnya and Syria.”

https://www.dailywire.com/news/russia-sparks-outrage-after-deploying-terrifying-weapon-system-to-ukraine-a-war-crime-aimed-at-slaughtering-people