These images show how Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian TOS-1A Solntsepyok multiple rocket launcher capable of using thermobaric warheads.
The footage shows the Ukrainian forces hitting the Russian Heavy Flamethrower System causing it to blow up in a huge explosion.
The images were obtained from the National Guard of Ukraine on Monday, 12th February, along with a statement saying: “The well-coordinated work of both the soldiers and their commanders always yields results.
“Our National Guard soldiers confirm this and turn Russian equipment into tonnes of scrap metal every week.”
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between 24th February 2022 and 13th February 2024. Russia had lost approximately 397,080 personnel, 6,424 tanks, 12,004 armoured combat vehicles, 9,500 artillery units, 981 multiple launch rocket systems. 667 air defence systems, 332 warplanes, 325 helicopters, 7,332 drones, 1,882 cruise missiles, 24 warships, 1 submarine, 12,623 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, and 1,518 units of special equipment.
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022 in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation.” Today marks the 720th day of the full-scale war.
Russia Says It Hit Ukrainian Military Positions With TOS-1A ‘Solntsepyok’
A Ukrainian research institute has reported that Russia likely used a hypersonic Zircon missile, a first in the nearly two-year-old war, to strike Kyiv.
The Zircon missile, with a range of 1,000 kilometres and travelling at nine times the speed of sound, has raised concerns. Debris matching Zircon components was found after a strike on 7th February. According to the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute for Forensic Examinations.
Russia completed testing of the Zircon missile in June 2022. With Vladimir Putin touting it as part of a new generation of unmatched weapon systems.
Ukraine’s Air Force has said that Russia launched a missile and drone attack on Dnipro, hitting infrastructure.
French military and cybersecurity experts have identified a major Moscow-based online network spreading pro-Russian Ukraine war propaganda and disinformation in Western Europe.
The network, called Portal Kombat, has operated at least 193 sites disseminating pro-Russian propaganda and criticising the government in Kyiv, raising concerns about its influence on public opinion.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is reported to be planning a tour of Western European capitals to lobby for aid around this week’s Munich security conference, according to Bloomberg News.
The EU has passed a law to allocate windfall profits from frozen Russian central bank assets. Totalling around EUR 300 billion, marking the first concrete step toward financing Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Discussions between the EU and G7 over the past year have focused on whether and how to utilise these funds.
