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Watch Russia’s ‘Solntsepyok’ Heavy Flamethrower System Wipe Out Ukrainian Stronghold

Watch Russia’s ‘Solntsepyok’ Heavy Flamethrower System Wipe Out Ukrainian Stronghold

By INTEL-DROP May 29, 2023

The TOS-1A is a Russian-made heavy flamethrower system that is a highly effective weapon in urban warfare scenarios, where it can quickly clear out enemy positions and fortifications. The system is mounted on a tracked chassis, which allows it to traverse difficult terrain and keep up with mechanized units.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of the TOS-1A Solntsepyok (“Scorching Sunlight”) obliterating a Ukrainian stronghold with personnel during an advance on Svatovo in Donbas with a single thermobaric shell.

The TOS-1A uses a thermobaric warhead that creates a powerful shockwave upon detonation, which can cause significant damage to structures and personnel within a large radius. The warhead also releases a cloud of flammable gas, which is then ignited to create a massive fireball that can incinerate anything within its reach.

This makes the TOS-1A an ideal weapon for destroying enemy bunkers, fortified positions, and underground tunnels.

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Explosions Reported in Several Regions of Ukraine, Including Kievwritten by INTEL-DROP May 29, 2023

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Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian regions of Kiev, Poltava, Khmelnytsky, and Lviv overnight, Ukrainian media report.

In the early hours of Monday, air raid sirens sounded across most of Ukraine, according to air raid data from the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation.

The TSN TV channel said that blasts were heard in the regions of Kyiv, Poltava, Khmelnytsky, Lviv, Odesa, Vinnytsia, and Cherkasy.

Air raid warnings were in effect in the Ukrainian regions of Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kyiv, as well as the Ukrainian capital itself and Ukraine-controlled parts of the Kherson region, shortly after midnight.

Later in the night, air raid warnings were issued in the Zhyitomir, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions, as well as the regions of Rivne, Khmelnytsky, and Vinnytsia. The air raid sirens then sounded across most of Ukraine.

Precision strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure have been carried out by Russia since October 10 (two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge).

In February, the head of Ukrainian power grid operator Ukrenergo said that direct damage to Ukraine’s energy infrastructure caused by Russian strikes may amount to hundreds of millions of dollars, with economic losses ranging in billions.

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