Russian army deploys its TOS-1 heavy flamethrower, capable of vaporizing human bodies, near Ukrainia

[Ohio Joe]

Russian army deploys its TOS-1 heavy flamethrower, capable of vaporizing human bodies, near Ukrainian border, footage shows

Footage from inside of Russia appears to show a thermobaric rocket launcher being deployed towards the Ukrainian border, according to The Guardian.

Link to tweet

The video, shared on Twitter by CNN correspondent Frederik Pleitgen, displays a TOS-1 heavy flamethrower, which can shoot thermobaric rockets mounted on a T-72 tank chassis.

The footage was captured south of Belgorod, Pleitgen said, which is about 45 miles away from Kharkiv, Ukraine

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-army-deploys-its-tos-1-heavy-flamethrower-capable-of-vaporizing-human-bodies-near-ukrainian-border-footage-shows/ar-AAUlc2v?ocid=msedgntp

Looks like Putin wants to ratchet up the war crimes. I really hope the oligarchs decide to take him out and stop this madness.

[msongs]

1. just another rocket launcher that can be destroyed by determined defenders nt

[Throck]

2. This is for seige warfare when they can't take the cities.

About as ethical as napalm.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. I think it's possibly a war crime.

[bdamomma]

7. a war crime

by a war criminal/thug.

Would the ICC do anything???

[TheBlackAdder]

4. This is something that we need to put a pin in, as this is equivalent to a MOAB against civilians.

[Samrob]

5. Time to take them out as a pre-emptive danger to NATO countries. Few would cry foul. nt

[JasonMain]

6. What a sad pathetic insecure little man Putin is.

Ukraine is the size of Utah and he still needs to be a bully.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

8. This is irrelevant, but Ukraine is actually more the size of Texas.

[bdamomma]

9. Welcome to DU

Putin is mentally not well.