Putin uses ‘vacuum bomb’ in Ukraine that is ‘against the Geneva convention’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has used a deadly "vacuum bomb" in Ukraine, according to an ambassador.

The bomb is said to be a high-power thermobaric weapon, which contravenes the terms of the Geneva convention.

Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, said after a meeting with members of Congress: "They used the vacuum bomb today, which is actually prohibited by the Geneva convention,"

"The devastation that Russia is trying to inflict on Ukraine is large."

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