WHY RUSSIA SHOULD BE STOPPED FROM USING VACUUM BOMBS ?

(The Quiver): Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova has accused Russia of using vacuum bombs on Ukrainians . Reports from the Human Rights watch stated that Russia also used cluster bombs to target a hospital in Vulhedar, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Four civilians were killed, and ten injured, among whom were six healthcare workers.

A video was released by Ukraine in which the Russian army is seen attacking with vacuum bombs.  In Kharkiv, Russian fighter jets carried out carpet bombings, which targeted  residential buildings and vehicles. Ukraine alleges that The Russian army has so far used more than one such bomb in Kharkiv, in which more than 190 residential buildings have been completely destroyed. 20 civilians were also killed in the attacks.

What are Vacuum Bombs? Why they should not be used in war?

Vacuum bombs produce the same destruction effect as an atomic bomb during an explosion. Vacuum bombs are also called thermobaric weapons and are different and dangerous from other bombs because they do not use ammo for explosions. Vacuum bomb works in two phases , first it absorbs the oxygen present in the atmosphere and then in the second phase it explodes . As a result of this explosion , first ultrasonic shockwaves are emitted following which the temperature suddenly rises high in a large area . The heat increases so much that in cases any human present there , his body and bones can melt. Imagine, those who are in the range of this bang, their bodies are not even left.

Such bombs are capable of exploding with the power of 44 tons of TNT. The explosions are capable burn an area of 300 meters to ashes . That’s why it’s also called the Father of All Bombs.

This is not the first time the bombs have been used in war. Reports suggest that they were used by the Soviet Union against China in 1969 . The US had used them to target Al-Qaeda and Russia  had also used them during the Chechen war.

However , According to international law and the Geneva Treaty, the use of such bombs in any military conflict is considered prohibited. The Geneva Convention came into force in 1928 after the First World War . The Geneva Convention has ensured that if a country uses any kind of chemical and biological weapons in war, the country will be held guilty of war crimes and that country can also be prosecuted in the International Court of Justice. After impositions of  the economic sanctions, now Russia can also be prosecuted for war crimes.

Now whether Russia has used vacuum Bomb on Ukraine or not? how authentic are the allegations on Russia? can be only known after the conduction of proper investigations . If Russia is using vacuum bombs in war then it should be stopped immediately due to the dangerous consequences of vacuum bombs explosion on lives and environment.