Russia claims to have killed up to 300 Ukrainian soldiers with a "vacuum bomb," a claim swiftly dismissed by Ukraine as "nonsense and propaganda." The alleged strike was said to target a nationalist formation deployment point, but CNN cannot independently verify the incident. The use of volumetric weapons, also known as vacuum bombs or thermobaric weapons, raises concerns about the destructive force and impact on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Russia claims to have killed up to 300 Ukrainian soldiers with a "vacuum bomb," a claim swiftly dismissed by Ukraine as "nonsense and propaganda." The incident, which CNN cannot independently verify, was described by the Russian Defense Ministry as an accurate strike on a nationalist formation's deployment point. The use of a volumetric detonation bomb, also known as a vacuum bomb or thermobaric weapon, was reported, causing destruction through blast waves and vacuum effects. Details of the airstrike emerged during a meeting at the headquarters of the Joint Group of Forces, with Russia also claiming to have destroyed American Patriot complexes and other foreign-made artillery systems in Ukraine.
