Russian Glider Bombs Become a Major Threat to Ukrainian Armed Forces
(Baonghean.vn) - Military Watch magazine said that Russian glide bombs have become a serious threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
According to Ria Novosti, the magazine Millitary Watch reported on January 10 that the weakening and depletion of Ukraine's air defense forces has allowed Russian fighter jets to play an increasingly important role in conducting attacks, using glide bombs, against Ukrainian positions behind the front lines.
A Ukrainian serviceman told Military Watch that they have been enduring near-constant artillery attacks for a long time. Since spring 2023, they have also had to endure the devastation of these glide bombs. The serviceman stressed that these bombs are destroying their underground shelters, and each bomb carries up to 500kg of explosives. The serviceman compared the impact of Russian glide bomb attacks to the “gates of hell”, with eight glide bombs hitting every hour, “like a jet plane crashing down on you”.
The Russian Defense Ministry said it has integrated universal glide and adjustment modules into the 500kg FAB-500 bomb to strike Ukrainian positions, with a range of about 70km depending on the altitude at which they are dropped. Such guided bombs can be fired at a fraction of the cost of cruise or ballistic missiles. Fighter aircraft can attack fortified areas without being hit by anti-aircraft missile systems.
