NATO officer warns Ukrainian army to fear dangerous Russian weapons

PV• June 13, 2023 07:12

Soldiers of the Ukrainian armed forces need to be wary of Russian thermobaric munitions that are capable of causing great damage, retired NATO officer Stavros Atlamazoglou wrote in an article published in 19FortyFive.

"Ukrainian forces are actively searching for deadly Russian weapons systems, which they consider priority targets. And there are strong reasons for this," the author writes.

When fighting against the Ukrainian army, the Russian side used thermobaric shells launched from the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" flamethrower system. This type of weapon is capable of destroying everything in its path in a very short period of time, said the former NATO soldier.

Russian TOS-1A "Solntsepek" heavy flamethrower system.

"The mechanized group's attack could have been stopped with just one TOS-1A system with thermobaric ammunition," Mr. Atlamazoglou emphasized.

Earlier, the commander of a Russian unit reported the effectiveness of using thermobaric ammunition to destroy two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles of the Ukrainian army.

Military campaign in Donbass

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Putin called its goal "to protect those who have been subjected to repression and genocide by the Kiev regime for the past eight years." He noted that the special military operation was a forced measure, Russia "has no other options, the security risk has been created to such an extent that it is impossible to respond with other measures."

According to him, Russia has been trying for 30 years to come to terms with NATO on security principles in Europe, but in response it has been met with either cruel deception and lies, or pressure and blackmail, while the alliance, despite Moscow's objections, has gradually expanded and approached the borders of the Russian Federation.