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The September 11 Foundation attacks Russian use of thermobaric weapon outside Kharkiv, Ukraine. A video of the incident was caught and is show below.

Thermobaric weapons, also known as aerosol bomb, fuel air explosives, and vacuum bombs use oxygen from surrounding air to generate a higher temperature explosion. The blast wave produced by those weapons lasts significantly longer than conventional explosive ordinance.

Russia’s version of this weapon has a range of almost four miles.

Russian Use of Thermobaric Weapon

Russian Use Of Thermobaric Weapon Comes On Heels Of Civilian Attacks

The Russians attacked civilians in multiple towns and villages throughout Ukraine today in a major escalation in fighting.

These attacks including the targeting of a civilian cameraman shown above and a number of apartment buildings in city centers and hospitals.

On Tuesday, the September 11 Foundation announced it would be raising money for the humanitarian crisis forming both at the borders of Ukraine and surrounding countries, but within the country itself.