Vladimir Putin ‘War Toys’: Robot and Land-Water Tanks, Dogtroopers Among Rumored Weapons

As the war between Russia and Ukraine goes on, there are also fears of Moscow's possible use of more advanced and highly devastating weapons.

Some media reports say that Russian President Vladimir Putin has "War Toys" or unconventional arsenal developed by the country's scientists. It includes robot tanks, invisible drones, and attack dogs.

In the recent past, Russian scientists claimed to have invented driverless robot tanks - armed with sensors, rockets, machine guns, and flamethrowers - which could destroy enemy trench positions.

The Daily Star reported that Kremlin already has the Uran-9 strike robots operational. Such robots can operate unassisted and can be controlled remotely.

Russia also reportedly has dogtroopers. These airborne soldiers would hit the ground accompanied by attack dogs in body armor, ready for combat and rescue missions.

Aside from dogs, Russia War Toys also include tanks that can be dropped with a parachute onto land and into bodies of water. These are the 18-ton Sprut-SDM1 war machines that can destroy targets from three miles away. Even getting hit in 4ft. waves, it can still fire its anti-tank gun.

Moscow also has a stealth drone that cannot be noticed by radar. It is the S-70 Okhotnik that can fly back and forth from Moscow to London. It could support Su-57 fighter pilots in groups of four.

How massive is Russia's Nuclear Weapons Arsenal?

According to the Arms Control Association, Russia's overall nuclear stockpile is larger than the United States. Moscow has around 6,250 total nuclear warheads, while the US possesses not less than 5,500.

The Arms Control Association estimates that Russia has 1,458 warheads on 527 intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched missiles, and bombers in terms of deployed nuclear warheads. While the US holds 1,389 warheads on 665 intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched missiles, and bombers.

No other country possesses nuclear weapons, including the United Kingdom, France, Israel, Pakistan, India, China, and North Korea, which has a stockpile level near those numbers of Moscow and Washington, CNN reported.

Vacuum Bomb Allegedly Used by Russia in Ukraine

Meanwhile, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States claimed that Russia had used a condemned weapon in its attacks.

In a media briefing after a meeting with US legislators, Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador, said Russia had used a thermobaric weapon, known as a vacuum bomb, in its attack on her nation.

A vacuum bomb, also known as a thermobaric weapon, draws oxygen from the surrounding air to produce a high-temperature explosion. It generates a blast wave that lasts much longer than a normal explosive and is capable of vaporizing people.

However, authorities have not yet confirmed the employment of thermobaric weapons in the Ukrainian conflict, per Reuters.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had seen reports on such weapons but had not received any confirmation if Russia utilized a vacuum bomb.

She remarked that if Russia used a thermobaric weapon to attack Ukraine, "it would potentially be a war crime."

Human rights group Amnesty International says International humanitarian law prohibits the use of inherently indiscriminate weapons, like cluster munitions. It is a war crime to execute indiscriminate strikes that kill or hurt civilians.