New Russian tactics in the Ukraine war — Guided bombs

The Ukrainian Air Force reports that Russia is increasingly using guided bombs to attack Ukraine, with up to 20 hits per day registered along the entire front line. The city of Kherson and regions bordering Russia and Belarus are particularly affected. Guided bombs have small wings and tail surfaces that allow them to be put into gliding flight and hit targets at great distances from where they are dropped. Russian forces may be using them to mitigate the risk of further aviation losses by operating out of range of most Ukrainian anti-aircraft and air defense systems. Confirming this, Yuri Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force, says Russia stopped flying over Ukrainian-controlled territories a month after the invasion began. However, Russian aircraft can still bomb Ukrainian territories from their own airspace or the airspace of Russian-occupied territories with guided bombs that have a range of 50-70 km. Subscribe Now :