After the bombing of Ukrainian cities, there is much debate over whether Russia is behind the attack. The CBC is reporting that the bombing occurred on Monday evening. However, the Russians are denying the allegations. The armed forces in the country have claimed responsibility. CBC says the pro-Russian rebels are terrorists, but the White House has yet to verify this. Do you think Russia is behind the attack?
But does Russia really have a motive to attack Ukraine? The ambassador of Kyiv to the US, Oksana Markarova, said in an interview that she believes Russia used a vacuum bomb in the incident. This bomb uses oxygen from the air around to generate an explosive blast. The blastwave is longer than that of a conventional explosive, and it can be considered a war crime. This is just one theory to explain why Putin is denying responsibility.
The US Department of State has released daily press briefings to explain the events in Ukraine. Michael Weiss, Lawrence Norman, and Thomas Grove wrote articles about Putin’s foreign policy. They also reported that Ukrainian separatists were using weapons and tanks. The OSCE also released weekly updates on the Russian checkpoints on Ukraine. The latest update on this was on August 14, 2014, and Ukrayinska Pravda and Kyiv Post reported on the invasion.
A report from the BBC stated that Russian military forces are planning to invade Ukraine. They used cluster munitions against civilian targets, which are banned by many countries. Human Rights Watch said seven people died in the incident and 11 were injured. Several of these victims were injured by a drone that struck a building in Turkey. The Russian government denied using cluster munitions and has called on the Ukrainian military to stop using them. These weapons explode by opening in midair and shower hundreds of submunitions. They cover a football field, which is why they are so deadly.
The alleged attack on Ukraine has raised the issue of whether the Russian military was involved in the attacks. In addition to the fact that the Ukrainian government is claiming that there were no casualties, the US has suspended all practical and military cooperation with Russia. As a result, NATO has withdrawn from a military exercise with the Ukrainian separatists. There are reports that Russian soldiers have used cluster munitions to hit civilians.
The alleged bombing has caused widespread panic in the Ukraine. The CIA has warned that the Russian military is threatening the lives of its citizens. Its forces are building a military base in the area. The US and the European Union have been negotiating with the Ukrainian government about the attack since the annexation in 2014. The Russians are still claiming they did not use cluster munitions in their campaign against the Ukrainian government.
The CIA has reportedly accused Russia of using a thermobaric bomb to attack the Ukrainian army base. According to NBC, the vacuum bomb is a thermobaric weapon and could be considered a war crime. A thermobaric bomb creates powerful high-temperature explosions and has the potential to kill civilians. The vacuum bombing of the Ukraine’s army base in Okhtyrka killed about 70 soldiers and wounded many more.
While this attack did not take place in the area of Donbass, Russian forces are accused of using a wide range of prohibited weapons. The Amnesty International reports that the forces of the Ukrainian government use a thermobaric device, a type of vacuum bomb. In another incident, Amnesty also accused the Russian military of using a cluster munitions device. The group found that there were traces of this chemical in the city.
The use of a thermobaric device has been a source of much controversy in the past. Despite its legality, it is a crime against civilians. The vacuum bomb is the most powerful weapon used by the Russian military in the country. The attack also caused severe damage to Ukrainian infrastructure. It is now possible to prove that a Russian vacuum bomb was used by the Ukrainian military. The United States and Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States has ruled the bombing a war crime.