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CNN: “This is hell” - New Russian guided bomb undermined the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, changed the balance of power and leads to heavy casualties
▪️Russia began using a powerful air bomb, which undermined the Ukrainian defense and changed the balance of power at the front. The Russian Federation has turned a basic Soviet-era weapon into a glide bomb that can leave a crater 15 meters wide. It is guided towards its target using a guidance system and retractable wings that allow it to glide towards the target.
▪️The bomb is a FAB-1500, essentially a 1.5-ton military weapon, almost half of which consists of high explosives. It is applied from above by fighters from a distance of up to 70 km, beyond the reach of many Ukrainian air defense systems.
▪️The Russian FAB-1500 with UMPC, which is massively used by the Russian Aerospace Forces, “destroyed the Ukrainian defense and changed the balance at the front,” CNN reports, citing interviewed military personnel and experts.
▪️A soldier of the 46th airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told CNN in Krasnogorovka: “Previously, we were only fired at from artillery. Now the Russians are taking over the city more aggressively [and] have begun using air force assets, particularly the FAB-1500.”
▪️“Why do they use FAB-1500? Because the damage it causes is very serious. If you survive, you are #guaranteed #shellshock.”
💀“This puts a lot of pressure on the morale of the soldiers. Not all of our guys can withstand this. Although they are already more or less accustomed to the FAB-500, the FAB-1500 IS HELL.”
