What is a thermobaric or vacuum bomb?
Getty ImagesRussia's TOS-1A thermobaric rocket launchers at a defence exhibition in Moscow last yearRussia has used thermobaric weapons - also known as vacuum bombs - in Ukraine, says the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD).
Thermobaric weapons are controversial because they are much more devastating than conventional explosives of similar size, and have a terrible impact on anyone caught in their blast radius. Has Russia used thermobaric weapons in Ukraine?In a tweet, the MoD said that Russia had confirmed the use of the TOS-1A weapon system in Ukraine.
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