Russia says it killed large numbers of Ukrainian soldiers with a destructive so-called “vacuum bomb” in a claim Ukraine swiftly called nonsense.
The deputy chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces told Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a meeting that up to 300 soldiers were killed “as a result of an accurate strike by an aerial munition,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The spokesperson of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, told CNN the claims were “absolute nonsense and propaganda as well as Russian information about killing 1500 Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk and Belgorod regions yesterday”.
The spokesperson of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, Andriy Yusov, told CNN the claims were “absolute nonsense and propaganda.”
CNN cannot independently verify the incident.
I think they’re calling bullshit on the 300 KIA in this single strike.
I also think CNN is headlining “vacuum bomb” because it makes it sound like some future tech wunderwaffe, and not the relatively standard use munition that fuel air bombs are.
However, a precise strike with a thermobaric bomb on a gathering of people, building, or a compound, is something that could easily cause 300 KIA - if their was that many people there to begin with.
It’s not good practice to take any military at their word on their enemy KIA figures, but it wouldn’t be shocking if this strike has a significant number of causalities, nor would it be shocking if Russia pulled it out of their ass.
Who knows.
Russia has been known to fluff their numbers. 300? Probably not. 30? Maybe. 3. Most likely. Could even be 0.3.
“My leg!!!”