Image of a  FAB-500 bomb taken from a Russian Su-34 bomber.
A Russian Su-34 bombers with a FAB-500 bomb.
  • Russia has been reluctant to use its glide bombs in Kursk, according to experts.
  • Ukraine has advanced into Russia to create a buffer zone, and Moscow has struggled to respond.
  • Russia's weak air control systems mean it struggles to use the bombs accurately, an expert told BI.

Russia is unable to fully take advantage of one of its most effective weapons against Ukrainian forces advancing in its territory, according to a military strategy expert.

That's likely because Russian systems aren't good enough to ensure that it won't hit itself, he said.