An absolutely ruthless weapon has appeared in Ukraine, a drone that dispenses molten metal onto Russian positions. Known as dragon drones, the drones are attacking established Russian positions in wooded areas forcing them to flee. If the molten metal does not get you, there is still the fire caused by the material.

The thermite drone is flown over Russian positions and the thermite is dropped on the forested areas and through open tank hatches. This is a white hot mixture of aluminium powder and iron oxide burning at around 2200 degrees Celsius – nasty stuff. Firebombing is not new, Dresden and Hamburg in Germany, Tokyo was firebombed by napalm and Vietnam had napalm used extensively.

Thermite is not banned in warfare, whilst the use of thermite is banned on civilian targets, legitimate military targets are accepted. Other forms of incendiary weapons include napalm and white phosphorus. The psychological factors, thermite burns through most materials, if you get burned with thermite it can burn through skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments and even into bone. The rehabilitation is long and painful lasting months leaving huge physical and psychological scars.