Vladimir Putin has triggered fears he could be planning to unleash a bloody barrel bomb campaign in Ukraine after he brought in troops with close connections to the fearsome Syrian army.
European officials fear technicians connected to the Syrian military’s infamous barrel bombs that have left a path of destruction throughout most of the country have been deployed by Russia to possibly help prepare for a similar campaign in Ukraine.
More than 50 specialists, all of whom possess wide-ranging abilities in making and delivering the devastating explosive, have been in Russia for the past several weeks working alongside officials from Putin’s military, according to intelligence officers.
Barrel bombs, which are explosives packed into a drum and released from a helicopter, had a terrifying impact on the Syrian war.
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