As they are capable of producing a larger blast wave than conventional condensed explosives, thermobaric weapons are widely condemned by human rights organizations.

The skies over Eastern Europe could be best described as crowded, as more than 100 fighters are currently deployed as part of the NATO mission.

A vacuum bomb, dubbed the 'father of all bombs', works by using oxygen from the surrounding air to generate a high-temperature explosion, making it far deadlier than a conventional weapon.

Belarus will not be able to import dual-use goods and certain advanced technology from the EU that might contribute to its military, technological, defence and security systems.

Experts are increasingly worried.

More than half a million Ukrainians have fled the fighting since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion

The United States remains confident in the effectiveness of its nuclear deterrent. 

World War III, if it happens, will be nuclear and destructive. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview with Al Jazeera, quoted by TASS.

It comes as Russia's war with Ukraine enters its seventh day, with fighting raging across the country.

The Russian army says it has taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, one of the most strategically important cities. Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

The invading nation's "delegation will be in place to await Ukrainian negotiators," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

Airborne Russian forces land in Ukraine's second-largest city, sparking fierce street battles; Kyiv says more than 350 civilians, including 14 children, killed since invasion began

Moscow would face a ‘real danger’ if Kyiv acquired nuclear weapons, Sergei Lavrov added.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, the RIA news agency reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of trying to force him into concessions by continuing to press its invasion.

Russia has escalated attacks on crowded Ukrainian cities and a lengthy convoy of Russian tanks and other vehicles advanced slowly toward the capital of Kyiv on the seventh day of the war.

Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the third World War would be 'nuclear and destructive'.

Rights groups and observers say Russia is using cluster bombs in its invasion of Ukraine, a charge Moscow denies. If confirmed, deployment of the weapon, especially in crowded civilian areas, would usher in new humanitarian concerns in the conflict, Europe’s largest ground war in generations.

The Russian President seemed to reserve the nuclear option as a response to a “direct attack on our country.” But he has warned ominously that those who try “to hinder us” in Ukraine could face “consequences greater than any you have faced in history.”

One sucks in oxygen to generate high-voltage explosions; another can ruin soil, groundwater even if they don’t explode.

Is Russia now led by someone who would contemplate using nuclear weapons without any great concern? Over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has dropped some pretty big hints that he is prepared to cross that strategic Rubicon.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s veiled threats to use his nuclear arsenal if the West comes to Ukraine’s aid in the current fighting highlight a new military doctrine called “escalate to deescalate

Lavrov has said that Russia, which launched what it calls a special military operation against Ukraine last week, would face a real danger if Kyiv acquired nuclear weapons.

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday warned Russia's onslaught of Ukraine is raising the risk of nuclear accidents, calling for restraint from all actions that could jeopardize the safe operations of Ukraine's nuclear facilities. From a report: It comes as Russia's war with Ukraine enters its se...

The mere threat of using strategic nuclear capabilities provides a powerful tool to keep unwanted parties out of a conflict, so allowing Russia to pursue active military operations by other means.