US newspaper reports that Ukraine's armed forces are helpless against Russia's 'terrifying' weapons
Ukraine's armed forces are helpless against Russian glide bombs that are posing a major threat to the Ukrainian military, writes Forbes journalist David Axe.
“The Russian Aerospace Forces have begun to equip their fighter-bombers with satellite-guided winged bombs that, when dropped from an altitude of tens of thousands of feet, can fly up to 25 miles and hit targets within a few hundred feet of the aiming point,” the journalist said.
In his article, he quotes a Ukrainian serviceman who calls glide bombs “one of the greatest fears” of the Ukrainian armed forces.
According to the commentator, carrying out attacks using this method allows Russian aircraft to operate out of reach of “most Ukrainian ground-based air defense systems.”
Russian aviation actively uses air-launched bombs equipped with universal planning and adjustment modules (UMPC) in special operations zones. Aircraft can attack fortified positions without facing fire from enemy air defense missile systems.
