Official: Russia uses heaviest non-nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russia uses the heaviest non-nuclear weapons against Ukraine, Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, has said.

Mykhailo Podolyak.

Photo: Twitter

Podolyak on Friday posted a video on Twitter, allegedly showing Russian vacuum bombs exploding in Ukraine, state news agency PAP reported.

“This is Russian Solntsepek flamethrower system. Some partners avoid giving the necessary weapons because of fear of escalation. Escalation, really? Russia already uses the heaviest non-nuclear weapons against Ukraine, burning people alive. Maybe it's time to respond and give us MLRS [Multiple Launch Rocket System]?”, Podolyak wrote in the Tweet.

На відео – робота 🇷🇺 вогнеметної системи «Солнцепек». Деякі партнери вагаються, чи давати необхідну зброю, боячись ескалації. Ескалації?! Рф уже застосовує найважчу неядерну зброю проти українців, змушуючи людей горіти живцем. Може, час дати відповідь нелюдам і передати 🇺🇦 РСЗВ? pic.twitter.com/cMhJYRSMtC

— Михайло Подоляк (@Podolyak_M) May 27, 2022

Solntsepek is a heavy flamethrower system that fires thermobaric projectiles, also known as vacuum bombs. During detonation, they suck in air, causing a violent pressure change that is lethal to humans.

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Source: PAP