"Touch it and human bones melt"... 'Devil's Weapon' Rain Falls Over Ukraine's Night Sky

Over 2400 Degrees Celsius... Prohibited Lethal Weapon

Night sky over the Donbas region of Ukraine.
Photo by The Sun website capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] There are claims that Russia used 'thermite incendiary bombs,' which burn at a minimum temperature of 2400 degrees Celsius and can incinerate human bones instantly, in the Ukraine war.

On the 28th (local time), the British daily The Sun reported a video filmed in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, citing the social media of Euan MacDonald, a well-known Ukrainian journalist.

The video was filmed by a Ukrainian soldier in the Donbas region and showed 9M22C thermite incendiary bombs, presumed to have been fired from a Grad multiple rocket launcher by Russian forces, raining down like rain.

MacDonald expressed concern, saying, "The Ukrainian military is facing the most barbaric weapons," and "If weapons are not supplied quickly to counter the Russian forces, a tragic outcome may occur."

Thermite incendiary bombs were first used during World War II in 1945. They use a mixture of aluminum and iron oxide as fuel, producing intense heat of 2400 to 3000 degrees Celsius upon falling. This extreme heat can burn through concrete and steel, and when it comes into contact with the human body, it melts bones and flesh.

Additionally, when white phosphorus, a flammable substance, is used as the raw material, the combustion continues as long as oxygen is available, causing fatal damage to the respiratory system even by inhaling the surrounding air. One incendiary bomb can burn an area of 2500 square meters, earning it the nickname "the devil's weapon."

These weapons are mainly used in war to burn urban areas, jungles, and military facilities. Due to the extreme heat, it is virtually impossible to extinguish the fire once the incendiary bomb ignites.

Currently, under the Geneva Convention, these weapons can only be used for smoke screens and illumination. This is because their wide damage range can harm civilians outside the war zones.

Meanwhile, on the 16th, Russia also used banned white phosphorus munitions while attacking Ukrainian forces surrendering at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a strategic point in southeastern Ukraine.

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