A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber fires missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia Aug. 27, 2021.
A Russian Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bomber fires missiles during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia Aug. 27, 2021.
  • Russia hit Ukraine with 700 glide bombs in six days, a Ukrainian official reported.
  • Glide bombs have seen heavy use in the war, allowing Russia to hit Ukraine from safer distances.
  • Ukraine' has been struggling to adapt, partially due to what it takes to defeat these weapons.

Russia has been hitting Ukraine with glide bombs, with one official reporting that Moscow's forces dropped 700 of the devastating explosives in just under a week.