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Russian forces started using Shahed-136 drones equipped with thermobaric warheads, making the TOS-1A Solntsepyok systems invisible, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). The Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise examined debris from the Shahed-136 drones that Russian forces employed during a series of strikes from October 26 to 29. The study’s findings indicate that Russian forces modified the drones to mount thermobaric warheads. Invisible Solntsepyok Additionally, Ruselectronics, a subsidiary of the Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec, developed a co…