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Russia is intensifying glide bomb attacks on Ukrainian defenses. ... They include the FAB-250, FAB-500, and FAB-1500, which are named after their respective weights in kilograms.
Video reportedly of Russian UMPK glide bomb/s dropped on Vuhledar. ... This weapon appears to be an attachment to the standard 1,100 pound FAB-500 M62 low-drag bomb, widely used by Russian fighter ...
This photo made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 12, 2024, shows FAB-500 bombs being dropped by a Russian Su-34 bomber in an undisclosed location (AP)
The FAB-500 is a Soviet-designed 500-kilogram (1,100 lb) general purpose air-dropped bomb with a high-explosive warhead, primarily used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, former Soviet republics and customer countries. The original M-54 model was rolled out in 1954, shaped for internal carriage by heavy bombers, a low-drag M-62 version in 1962 ...
In March 2024, photos of the wreckage of a previosly unseen Russian ordnance with the "UMPB" marking surfaced in Ukraine. Preliminary analysis of the wreckage told that UMPB is a type of air-launched weapon that has a FAB-250 bomb integrated into the guidance-and-glide kit, with inertial and satellite navigation systems, ailerons, and actuators at its aft end, with a jet engine and fuel tank ...
The name of the bomb consists of the type of bomb (FAB-250M-46), its caliber in kilograms (FAB-250M-46), model by year of adoption (FAB-250M-46 - model 1946) and additionally (not always) an indication of its mass - if it differs significantly from the caliber (OFAB-250-270, FAB-1500-2600TS) and/or the design feature of the bomb or its production technology (FAB-500T - heat-resistant ...
A Russian Su-34 bomber with a FAB-500 bomb. Russian Defense Ministry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images Russia has been reluctant to use its glide bombs in Kursk, experts say.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the explosion that led to the collapse of the house was caused by the fall of a fragment of a downed Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Independent military experts considered this version unlikely, citing an abnormal derailment of a Russian FAB-250 or FAB-500 aerial bomb as a possible cause of the explosion ...