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Video reportedly of Russian UMPK glide bomb/s dropped on Vuhledar. Tysk estimates the CEP of the bombs at 15-20 meters. ... the glide bombs would still have long range, but be reduced to crude ...
Kyiv's forces are also getting better at defending against the glide bombs. Russian aircraft have launched glide bombs at Ukraine throughout much of the war. The weapons are equipped with special ...
The commander of Ukraine's air force shared a video of a fighter jet dropping a French-made glide bomb on a Russian control center in Kursk.
The Ukrainian army intends to expand its mobile units, which are primarily tasked with shooting down drones, in the regions most frequently targeted by Russian strikes, Zelenskyy said on Telegram. He also said that Ukraine is working on producing its own glide bombs as part of a domestic missile program.
Russia has increasingly fired glide bombs at Ukrainian territory in its invasion of the country. The bombs are equipped with guidance systems that allow them to be launched from jets at a distance.
The Ukrainian military and intelligence services have acknowledged carrying out some of them, or have welcomed attacks without admitting involvement. In April 2022, Mykhailo Podolyak , adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy , referred to attacks in Russia as "karma" or payback for the Russian invasion.
During a major Russian assault in late November, Ukrainian troops noted Russian forces were increasingly deploying motion-sensing kamikaze drones and bombing their positions with glide bombs, while Ukrainian ammunition stocks continued to deplete. The Russians were firing eight or nine artillery shells for every Ukrainian shell.
Ukraine over the last year sought weapons with longer ranges than the 43 miles (69 km) of U.S.-provided GMLRS rockets so Kyiv could attack and disrupt Russian supply lines and muster points.