Ukraine’s tiny thermobaric robot tank can burn enemies with 4,532°F flames

Published on May 20, 2025

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has officially approved the KRAMPUS, a domestically developed unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) equipped with thermobaric weaponry for offensive and defensive military operations. Compact, quiet, and highly mobile across difficult terrain, KRAMPUS can be transported via standard vehicles and is resistant to electronic warfare. Powered by electric motors, it can operate for extended periods and in extreme weather. Armed with RPV-16 reactive thermobaric launchers, the UGV can eliminate enemy personnel and lightly armored vehicles using a devastating fireball and overpressure wave, with additional fragmentation effects to increase lethality. Its effective range reaches up to 1,000 meters.

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