Russia Deploys Thermobaric Missiles Against Domestic Insurgents.
Russia has used thermobaric missiles on anti-Kremlin partisans on its own soil in June 2023. The country deploys thermobaric missiles on mobile launchers, and its TOS-1A heavy thermobaric rocket launcher sits atop a tank and can lob rockets upward of two miles. The use of these weapons against internal threats shows Russian military leaders are torn between shoring up their defenses inside Russia or using them to bolster their efforts in Ukraine.