🇷🇺 Leaving NATO behind: Russian rocket ‘flamethrowers’ win battles without a single shot Russia has outpaced NATO countries in the development of heavy thermobaric rocket launchers, with no comparable Western machines in sight, according to Bekhan Ozdoev, Industrial Director of Rostec’s weapons cluster. The experience from the Special Military Operation (SMO) has shown that the launchers, which fire 220mm-caliber rockets with fuel-air explosive warheads, can allow troops to take enemy positions without firing a single shot. The new TOS-2 Tosochka offers several key advantages: 🔴Enhanced firing range: Greater striking distance than previous models 🔴Updated fire control system: Precision targeting for guaranteed destruction of enemy positions 🔴Wheeled platform: Allows for rapid positioning and retreat, increasing the machine’s survivability from counter-battery fire Its features highlight Russia's leadership in heavy flamethrower technology, leaving NATO behind As well as the TOS-2, the tracked TOS-1 and TOS-1A Solntsepyok are also used in the SMO zone. The TOS-1 is nicknamed Buratino (Pinocchio) due to the distinctive shape of its warhead, which sticks out of the body like the nose of the fairy-tale character, Rostec explained.

Indo-Pacific partners and @NATO discussed how to address global security challenges we face collectively, like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine & North Korea’s growing relationship with Russia – threats to the security of both the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions. https://t.co/xfAG9yoL2S

Represented by @MFATNZ Deputy Chief Executive Taha Macpherson, New Zealand 🇳🇿 was honoured to attend the @NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting yesterday in Brussels together with Indo-Pacific partners Australia 🇦🇺, Japan 🇯🇵 and Korea 🇰🇷. https://t.co/5cAR2newfU

1. Nessun paese è mai stato costretto ad aderire alla #NATO# 2. Tutti i nuovi membri devono prima presentare domanda di adesione e soddisfare standard rigorosi 3. La maggioranza dei nuovi membri ha aderito per paura della Russia 4. La NATO non ha mai attaccato la Russia. https://t.co/Th5pqLlEu6

🇺🇸 The US is withdrawing troops from the key military aid hub for Ukraine in Jasionka, Poland, per US Army Europe & Africa Command. The vital work of facilitating military aid will continue under Polish and NATO leadership, with US support. https://t.co/tutUOdyfBy

"Coloro che detengono il potere stanno cercando di spezzare la nostra ossatura etica, di attenuare e dissolvere ciò che rappresenta probabilmente la più grande acquisizione della civiltà, la crescita della nostra sensibilità morale spontanea." Slavoj Žižek, nato #21marzo# 1949. https://t.co/ReCGJHK5TF

@HMCS_NCSM_FRE sailed past the iconic Rock of Gibraltar to enter the Mediterranean Sea and join @COM_SNMG2 as part of #OpREASSURANCE#, Canada’s Support to NATO assurance and deterrence measures. https://t.co/hQDbQHeG3x