Vladimir Putin could use the ‘father of all bombs’ as Ukrainians defend Kyiv from Russian troops, Western officials warned.
According to reports, the high-power thermobaric weapons – also known as vacuum bombs – can vaporize bodies and crush internal organs. These are among the most powerful weapons developed.
“My fear would be that if they don’t meet their timescale and objectives they would be indiscriminate in their use of violence,” the official said.
“They don’t adhere to the same principles of necessity and proportionality and rule of law that Western forces do,” the official added.
The bomb uses oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion.
Russian special forces have already reached the suburbs of the Ukrainian capital but the bulk of the country’s heavy armor is still over 50km away from Kyiv.
Western officials have also suggested that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his ministers will be killed if Russia seizes Kyiv.
The U.S. has counted 200 missile attacks so far and most have been launched toward Ukrainian military installations.
“We do assess that there is greater resistance by the Ukrainians than the Russians expected,” said senior U.S. defense official, adding Ukraine’s control and command of its military ‘remains intact.’
“They are not moving on Kyiv as fast as what we believe they anticipated they would be able to do. That said, they continue to try to move on Kyiv,” the official continued, adding several hundred Americans have left Ukraine.
The official also said that Putin has only mobilized one-third of the troops stationed at the border.
Only a few expect Ukraine to win the war but so far, the capital’s forces have inflicted losses on Russian troops.
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