Watch Russian Heavy Flamethrower Obliterate Ukrainian Militants' Position Near Volnovakha

The Russian Ministry of Defense has reported that the Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system struck a temporary Ukrainian military position in the Volnovakha district of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). As a result of the strike, up to 45 Ukrainian fighters were killed. The ministry also released a video showing the system in action.

Thermobaric flamethrowers are fearsome weapons that kill enemies with a two-stage explosion. Hitting the target, the projectile spreads flammable liquid over the environment with a first blast, while the second explosion ignites it creating a whirlwind of fire that instantly consumes all oxygen around and generates extreme heat comparable to the surface temperature of a dying star.