Crew fatigue, poor training, dead Russians: hidden cost of Russia’s glide bomb campaign
Russia conducts more than 200 sorties a day with 180-250 glide bombs launched against Ukraine.
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BlueBird Tech starts partnership with leading scientific and design bureau to serially produce Ukrainian guided aerial bombs
BlueBird Tech becomes at least Ukraine's second domestic guided-bomb producer as Russia now drops 1,560 KABs a week.
Ukraine will receive “long arm” against Russian aircraft battering front positions with glide bombs
Ukraine's first Gripens will come with Meteor missiles to push back Russian glide-bomb aircraft.
Ukraine announces its first “Equalizer” for asymmetric warfare: 250 kg warhead, no donor restrictions, third of US JDAM-ER cost
Until now Ukraine had no domestic precision glide bomb, relying on scarce Western donations, such as JDAM-ER kits, ATACMS, Storm Shadow, and SCALP-EG.
Ukrainian drones halted Russia’s spring advance. Russia is bombing back.
It's a race. Can Ukrainian drones deplete Russian forces faster than Russian bombs deplete Ukrainian forces?
Russian weapon Ukraine cannot intercept is now hitting civilian water supplies
Russia just bombed the dam that gives Kharkiv its drinking water.
Glide bombs are main threat near Lyman, while ambush drones “significantly changed battlefield picture,” brigade officer says (VIDEO, MAP)
Russian infantry attacks have become easier to repel with artillery and mortars, but bomb strikes are causing the heaviest damage to defensive positions, he says.
Ukraine tests new weapons to fight Russian guided bombs
The General Staff confirms testing is underway, targeting Moscow’s guided aerial bombs and drone swarms.
Ukraine’s “Iron Birds” down Russia’s Stingray that guides S-400s and Lancets
The drone that directs Russia's precision strikes just became scrap metal.
Ukraine drops rare guided aviation bombs on Russians hiding in besieged Pokrovsk streets (VIDEO)
Russian troops creep through the city’s ruins, but every movement risks exposure.
Russia dropped a record 5,328 guided bombs on Ukraine in October
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense says around 40,000 bombs have hit since January.
New Russian rocket-powered KABs mimic cruise missiles — but NATO is testing solution to shoot them down
Current modifications reach 140 km, with Russian engineers reportedly working to extend the range to 200 km, potentially endangering the capital.
Russia expands range of its glide bombs — Ukraine says it can shoot them down
The Air Force spokesman insists its air defenses can handle Moscow’s new jet-propelled KABs, yet none of the recent strikes were fully stopped.
Advanced “electronic sky” may be solution against Russia’s new guided missiles with war-record range
With strike ranges up to 200 km, these KABs can now hit targets far beyond the front line, prompting fears that even cities hundreds of kilometres away could soon be in danger.
Expert proposes weapon against new Russian KABs equippied with super fast and cheap Chinese motors
Modified KABs cost Russia roughly $250,000 to $300,000 each compared to $1 million for cruise missiles, enabling Moscow to fire 175 precision weapons daily.
Russia uses occupied territory of Ukraine to test its new long-range UMPB‑5R bomb on civilians
For the first time, Russian forces struck the city from occupied territory with a guided aviation bomb reaching 130 km, injuring five and destroying infrastructure.
Russia bombs hospital housing over 100 patients, keeps targeting power grid in Kirovohrad Oblast and Kharkiv
The guided bomb explosion injured six people and caused serious damage inside a Kharkiv hospital. Suburban trains were also disrupted in Kirovohrad Oblast due to infrastructure damage.
From threat to target: How NATO’s hackathon is arming Ukraine against Russian KABs
For the first time, Ukrainian teams joined the NATO Innovation Challenge, testing systems that could turn Russian guided bombs into neutralized targets.
New Ukrainian KABs can glide 60 km, but expert says: “We need 100 every day”
Narozhny believes mass adoption would finally let Kyiv strike back at scale.
Ukraine’s Intelligence: Russian jet used to train war pilots suddenly bursts into flames in Krasnodar Krai
A Su-27UB catches fire deep inside Russia as Ukraine shows it can hit before the missiles are even in the sky.