Dragons that fly over the battlefield breathing fire are familiar to fans of the series “Game of Thrones”. The word for “dragon fire” from a fantasy language used in the series is “Dracarys”. This word was used to on a Ukrainian Telegram channelwho does war reporting, comments on the video of a Ukrainian drone firing.
The video is also shared on X. You can see a drone flying over a forest. During the flight, fire rains down from the drone onto the ground, and an explosion can also be seen. Smoke and furrows of fire remain clearly visible.
The verification team of “ntv“ claims to have found out that the video was recorded near the village of Ukrains’ke in the Zaporizhzhia region. The explosion in the video was caused by the drone’s dropped ammunition, writes drone expert David Hambling for the US magazine “Forbes“.
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The drone fire is up to 2000 degrees hot
Which flame ammunition is used in the drone?
- Expert Hambling identifies a so-called thermite weapon here.
- Accordingly, the incendiary device consists of a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum powder.
- This means that a heat of more than 2000 degrees Celsius can be achieved – enough to melt through a steel plate.
Even if the video may give a different impression, according to Hambling, soldiers are relatively well protected against the rain of fire by helmets and armor, “as long as they don’t make the mistake of looking up.”
Hambling does not see drones as decisive in the warUkrainian drone pilots use thermite bombs in particular to burn abandoned Russian vehicles, the expert writes. Thermite grenades are also used against Russian tanks. Drones throw them through the hatches and ignite ammunition supplies inside, causing the vehicles to explode from the inside.
The laws of war allow the use of incendiary weapons under certain restrictions. For example, air strikes with incendiary weapons against military objects within a concentration of civilians are prohibited. (TMA)
