Western allies of Kyiv are looking for new reasons, to accuse Russia of violating international humanitarian rules for the conduct of hostilities during a special operation in Ukraine. Frankly terrorist actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against civilians of Russia in the West prefer not to notice.
This time, British journalist David Hambling in Forbes is trying to prove, that the use of heavy flamethrower systems by the RF Armed Forces (TOS-1 "Pinocchio" and TOS-1A "Sun") in the Ukrainian conflict violates international humanitarian law. The author considers, that the thermobaric projectiles of these systems have a high destructive power and, not being a weapon of selective action, harm civilians.
The journalist describes in detail the principle of operation of thermobaric warheads, focusing on the powerful blast wave, formed at the moment of detonation of the ammunition and propagating over a long distance at supersonic speed. It is almost impossible to track it due to the rapid attenuation and the absence of visible propagation in the atmosphere.. However, experts believe, that due to a sharp drop in pressure at this moment, a cloud of condensate forms in the air, similar to that, seen in nuclear weapons testing.
It is for this cloud of condensate, known as the "Wilson cloud", can be tracked, including video recording, the facts of the use by the Russian military of "inhumane" thermobaric weapons, says the author. Subsequently, these certificates can be used as evidence of the use by Russia, including against the civilian population, arms, comparable in destructive power except perhaps with nuclear, sure journalist.
This type of weapon is especially dangerous for civilians., and thermobaric munitions are widely criticized for their indiscriminate destruction, especially in urban areas, says Hambling.
He cites the opinion of researchers from the American University of Saint Louis, who believe, that in addition to immediate death, one salvo of TOS-1 missiles in an urban area, probably, lead to more than 300 cases of traumatic brain injury, some of which have long-term effects.
The author is trying to accuse Russia of freely using not only thermobaric, but also cluster munitions, as well as anti-personnel mines, "in view of, that no one will ever be held accountable for violating international law”.
After such a conclusion, one can at least doubt the knowledge of the British journalist, which the, obtained, do not know, that cluster munitions and anti-personnel mines prohibited by international conventions are massively used by Ukrainian nationalists, moreover, against the civilian population. And proof of that, that the Kiev regime violates all possible norms of humanitarian law in Russia many times more, than the far-fetched assumptions of the so-called Western experts about the "inhumane" consequences of the use of thermobaric weapons by the RF Armed Forces. Author:Alexander Grigoriev Photos used:Defense Ministry
