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![Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accused Russia of using cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in the ongoing war. Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accused Russia of using cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in the ongoing war.](https://vajiramandravi.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/media/2022/3/3/12/2/16/clusterrrr.jpg)
Human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accused Russia of using cluster bombs and vacuum bombs in the ongoing war.
![What is a vacuum bomb? How thermobaric weapons work with Russia accused of using them during Ukraine war What is a vacuum bomb? How thermobaric weapons work with Russia accused of using them during Ukraine war](https://wp.inews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/SEI_90890108.jpg)
What is a vacuum bomb? How thermobaric weapons work with Russia accused of using them during Ukraine war
![Putin used deadly VACUUM BOMB during Russian strikes in Ukraine, ambassador claims - World News - Mirror Online Putin used deadly VACUUM BOMB during Russian strikes in Ukraine, ambassador claims - World News - Mirror Online](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/1XPvWgNx/poster.jpg)
Putin used deadly VACUUM BOMB during Russian strikes in Ukraine, ambassador claims - World News - Mirror Online
![Dramatic moment shockwaves rip through the air after terrifying Russian vacuum bomb attack in Ukraine | The Sun Dramatic moment shockwaves rip through the air after terrifying Russian vacuum bomb attack in Ukraine | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TB_THERMO-2.jpg)
Dramatic moment shockwaves rip through the air after terrifying Russian vacuum bomb attack in Ukraine | The Sun
Ukraine's ambassador to US says Russia used a vacuum bomb, international groups say banned cluster munitions used to strike shelter - ABC News
![Ukraine-Russia War: Kyiv Claims Putin Using Vacuum Bombs l Why The Thermobaric Weapons Are Deadly - YouTube Ukraine-Russia War: Kyiv Claims Putin Using Vacuum Bombs l Why The Thermobaric Weapons Are Deadly - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4xnnuNiR1UU/maxresdefault.jpg)
Ukraine-Russia War: Kyiv Claims Putin Using Vacuum Bombs l Why The Thermobaric Weapons Are Deadly - YouTube
![Thermobaric and cluster weapons: What are the munitions Russia has been accused of using in Ukraine? - The Washington Post Thermobaric and cluster weapons: What are the munitions Russia has been accused of using in Ukraine? - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-stat/graphics/ai2html/russia-munitions-cluster/RMUSA65J3FBUHO7FWDJJ7OH7TQ/2300-russia-munitions-cluster.jpg?c=1646344039261)