May 26, 2022
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defence has accused 'Russian Armed
Forces of blasting Ukrainian positions with thermobaric warheads' as the MoD
calls on NATO to urgently supply them with similar weapons. The Ukrainian MoD
said the Russians used a TOS-1 multiple rocket launcher to strike at Ukrainian
targets near Novomykhailivka in the eastern region of Donetsk Oblast. The
30-barrel or 24-barrel multiple rocket launcher, mounted on a T-72 tank
chassis, is capable of firing thermobaric warheads, a type of explosive that
uses oxygen in the surrounding area to generate a high-temperature blast. The
MoD also called Russia’s invasion the “largest and most horrific war of the
21st century” and appealed to NATO to supply them with similar Multiple Launch
Rocket Systems as a matter of urgency. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry said on
26th May: “Russian TOS-1s shelling Ukrainian positions near Novomykhailivka,
Donetsk region. “This is what the largest and most horrific war of the 21st
century looks like. Ukraine is ready to strike back. To do this, we need
NATO-style MLRS [Multiple Launch Rocket Systems]. Immediately!” In other
developments, Ukrainian officials said Russian forces have attacked over 40
towns in the eastern Donbas region. They added that five civilians died, 12 were
wounded and 47 civilian sites were destroyed or damaged in the latest attacks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that makes it easier for
Ukrainians in occupied areas to become citizens of Russia. Russia has also done
away with the upper age limit for contractual service in its military. Ukraine
has called Russia's offer to lift the blockade of its Black Sea ports in return
for the lifting of some sanctions "blackmail". The blockade has led
to shortages in wheat and cooking oil across the world. The Sun newspaper
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