Russian release Reinvasion of the Kharkiv region In mid-May, it quickly crossed the Ukrainian border and threatened to advance into the city of Kharkiv. later We push for about 6km., the advancing Russians met stiff opposition from the Ukrainian defenses and their initial sprint slowed to a crawl. 2 weeks later, President Joe Biden gave permission to Ukraine. The use of American-made weapons against targets across the border in Russia’s Belgorod region seemed to truly change the situation.
Ukraine halted the Russian advance across the revived front and regained territory in several towns or villages, including the important crossroads town of Vovchansk.
But the new tactic has become more dominant as Russia compiles another damning record of missing men and machines. Russia may lack supplies of sophisticated missiles, and Russian ships Essentially removed from the Black Sea, but the supply of glide bombs seems endless. Now those bombs are being used to completely crush every Ukrainian village, town or city that can be reached from an airfield inside Russia.
like NPR reports, Glide bombs are attacking the Kharkiv region one after another. Carrying up to 6,600 pounds of high explosive, these bombs can destroy entire cities. Russia used 3,200 glide bombs in May and the pace appears to be increasing.
Kharkiv ground fighter planes It has been reported that Russia has drastically reduced the number of tanks and armored vehicles it uses. Instead, lightly supported infantry groups are moving around using glide bombs.
These glide bombs are being used not only to hit positions near the front lines, but also in Kharkiv and other cities where immediate action is not possible. Glide bombs can reach much further into Ukrainian territory than Russian artillery or MLRS.
This doesn’t just happen in Kharkiv. It’s happening everywhere.
The Russian deployment of heavy artillery as a means of eliminating possible defensive positions while the infantry engaged in wave attacks “scorched earth tactics” After the trespassing began. But the term is experiencing a resurgence in association with glide bombs as Russia deploys hundreds of massive explosives along the front every day. They are being used like artillery, but the results are greater and more immediate. In a matter of days, glide bombs reduced Vovchansk to rubble after weeks of fighting over Bakmut, Severodonetsk or other cities on the eastern border.
Glide bombs eliminated the last Ukrainian positions. Avdivka. They are also leveling buildings around town. Chasiv YarSouthwest of Bakhmut, Russian forces have been trying to seize high ground from a resilient Ukrainian army that has been under near-constant attack for weeks.
The increasing use of these bombs and their increasing importance to Russian military tactics means that Ukraine has the ability to stop them before they are launched across the border. Functions that determine success or failure Over the next few months.
Now Russia is putting the finishing touches on another runway less than 100 kilometers from Ukraine and is regularly launching bombs from several bases just inside the Russian border, according to an AP analysis of satellite images and photos from the Russian Aviation Telegram. channel.
If you feel like there has been a lot of focus on drone activity in Ukraine over the past few weeks. Targeting Russian Air Force Base, this is why. Ukrainian forces may have held firm against a sudden Russian invasion across the northern border, defenders may have dug in deeply into Chasiv Yar, or Ukraine may have opened the road west of Nobooleksandrivka. It is possible to put a brake on Russia’s advance along the lines, but this cannot be done in the current situation. A constant rain of huge bombs.
Glide bombs are not sophisticated, modern, or even very accurate, nor do they need to be. They are just big. And it seems to be the only Russian weapon that can’t be stopped from flying by very clever Ukrainian operators. FPV Drone.
Ukraine must have the capability to stay out of range of these bombs. To stop an airplane in the air before takeoff; Or shoot down the plane before the bombs are dropped. One thing they need is a simple permit. And now they have it.
U.S. officials have said the U.S. could use U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine to attack any Russian forces attacking from across the border, not just in the region near Kharkiv.
It’s really fantastic. Now would be a good time to see a few F-16s.
Author and Editor Michael Weiss Talking to a group of aviation experts, we explained the mystery. Why does Russia continue to bombard us with glide bombs? What he learned was that converting a dumb bomb into a smart bomb is far from perfect.
Unfortunately, Russia has no leader who can stop it from dropping dozens of bombs on its own civilians.
I hope this is true. Because South Korea’s equipment for Ukraine will be much better than the North Korean material that Russia is getting.
