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yaesu

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1. Russia used a thermobaric weapon (vacuum bomb) on Monday in its invasion of Ukraine, said Ukraine's

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Feb 28, 2022, 07:04 PM

Feb 2022

ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova.

Markarova raised questions about whether this was prohibited by the Geneva convention, after briefing members of the US Congress, Reuters reported. “The devastation that Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is large.” Vacuum bombs are “high-pressure explosives” that can have hugely destructive impacts.

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Russia used a thermobaric weapon (vacuum bomb) on Monday in its invasion of Ukraine, said Ukraine's yaesu Feb 2022 #1

Shit. I knew they'd been spotted coming in Warpy Feb 2022 #3

Yeah, cluster bombs and missiles hitting residential areas. War crimes. Int'l community needs to do Evolve Dammit Feb 2022 #2

Kick ck4829 Mar 2022 #4