The launchers are 'highly destructive but scarce artillery assets,' the U.S.-based think tank said.
Ukrainian forces have destroyed at least two of Russia's"highly destructive, but scarce" thermobaric launchers in the past few days using Western weapons, according to a new assessment.
Ukraine's military have destroyed a pair of Russia's TOS-1A thermobaric artillery systems in the southern Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia region during counteroffensive operations, according to geolocated footage, the Institute for the Study of War said on Saturday. Russia has lauded the performance of the TOS-1A systems, which it has been using since the early days of the war in Ukraine. It has previously called the TOS-1A, which it designates a"heavy flame-thrower," a"formidable weapon."TOS-1A Solntsepyok multiple thermobaric rocket launchers during the Victory Day military parade in Red Square marking the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II, on June 24, 2020 in Moscow, Russia.
Thermobaric weapons use two detonations to create more destructive explosions than conventional weapons. Thermobaric weapons, also known as vacuum bombs, were used by Soviet forces in Afghanistan and Chechnya, as well as by theThey are"some of the most devastating and vile rockets in existence," Jordan Cohen, a policy analyst at the Cato Institute,"Russian forces' apparent reliance on specific artillery assets is noteworthy," the ISW added.
"Russian forces are unlikely to possess enough TOS-1A systems to provide the same level of fire support all along the front line," the ISW continued.
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