Last Updated on 31/08/2024 by Ankita
Belgorod is a city in Russia. Where many shells fell from the sky last night. Russia claims that these were rockets of Ukraine’s RM-70 Vampire MLRS, which targeted common people. While on the other hand, there is also news that Russia fired missiles of Pantshir air defense system on its own people by mistake.
It is not known what the truth is, but the videos of this attack on X are going viral. The video shows how missiles, rockets or bombs, whatever they are, are falling on vehicles moving on the road. They are causing devastation. It is being told that 5 people have died in this attack. 37 are injured, including 6 children.
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You can watch this video here below…
First let us know what kind of weapon is RM-70 Vampire MLRS?
The full name of RM-70 is Raketomet vzor 1970. It is a multiple rocket launcher system. It was made by the Czech Republic. Many countries have been using it continuously since 1972. It has been used in many battles like the Western Sahara War, Russia-Georgia War, Sri Lanka Civil War, Libya War, Afghanistan War.
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The weight of this system is 33.7 tons. This system is 28.8 feet long, 8.2 feet wide and 8.10 feet high. It requires six people to operate it. It uses 122.4 millimeter caliber rockets. It can fire 40 rockets at a time, which have a range of 20 kilometers.
The moment the Czech-made RM-70 “Vampire” MLRS hits #belgorod On a civilian vehicle. 😡
Obviously the driver died.#Russia #ukrainian @NATO #Iran #Paris2024 @josepborrellf #biden #I will #Gaza Massacre #Israel #ZelenskyWarCriminal pic.twitter.com/1q8rgmj95z
— 🇮🇷🇵🇸 noureen_shiraz 🇷🇺🇦🇲 (@NOUREEN_SHIRAZ) August 30, 2024
Apart from this, Universal Machine Gun 59 is installed in it. It is installed on a truck with 8X8 wheels. This truck can cover a distance of up to 400 kilometers in one go. Its maximum speed is 85 kilometers per hour.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)