▲ UK Ministry of Defense Twitter


The British Defense Ministry announced on the 9th that the Russian Ministry of Defense has confirmed the use of a multiple rocket launcher 'TOS-1A' capable of firing thermo-pressure weapons in Ukraine.



Thermo-pressure weapons, called 'vacuum bombs', draw in oxygen and cause powerful ultra-high-temperature explosions that damage a person's internal organs.



It is recognized as an unethical weapon of mass destruction because it is so indiscriminate and destructive that it does not discriminate between soldiers and civilians.



The British Ministry of Defense posted this on its official Twitter account, along with a 1 minute 15 second video explaining just how dangerous the TOS-1A is.



The video introduced, "TOS-1A is a multiple rocket launcher capable of launching a rocket equipped with a thermostatic warhead, used by the Russian Army in Afghanistan and Chechnya."



"They use oxygen from the air around them to create a high-temperature explosion, and the explosive effect lasts longer than conventional explosives," he explained.



"TOS-1A can destroy infrastructure, cause serious damage to internal organs and cause burns, resulting in the death of those exposed to it," it added.



(Picture = British Defense Ministry Twitter capture, Yonhap News)