Russia is ramping up its use of long-range glide bombs because Ukraine keeps shooting down its helicopters, war analysts say

• Russia has been ramping up its use of powerful glide bombs, according to war analysts. 
• Ukraine's tough air defense "is reportedly incentivizing" Russia to rely on the weapons, ISW said. 
• Ukraine's military has previously sounded the alarm over Russia's use of glide bombs. 

Russia has been beefing up its use of long-range glide bombs because of Ukraine's tough air defenses along the front lines of Moscow's grinding war with Kyiv, according to war analysts.