Russia's artillery advantage is shrinking, but glide bombs are hammering Ukraine

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Ukrainian soldiers fired a mortar at Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on February 2, 2024.
Ukraine has struggled to keep up with Russia's artillery fire since the start of the war.

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Ukraine says it attacked a Russian base where fighter-bombers and their glide bombs are kept

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A screen grab captured from a video shows crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers preparing to attack Ukrainian forces in the South Donetsk direction in March.
A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber. This aircraft has been used to drop glide bombs on Ukrainian territory.

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Ukraine's getting powerful long-range glide bombs from the US that will give its F-16s a new punch

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A Ukrainian F-16 flying against grey skies.
A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 fighter jet. The US is providing Ukraine with new Joint Standoff Weapons, adding another arrow in the jet's quiver.

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Satellite images show damage at Russian base that stored glide bombs after Ukrainian long-range strike

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Glide bombs released by a Russian warplane on August 7.
Glide bombs released by a Russian warplane.

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Russia is barely using one of its best weapons against Ukrainian forces in Kursk because it's scared to hit itself, war expert says

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Image of a FAB-500 bomb taken from a Russian Su-34 bomber.
A Russian Su-34 bombers with a FAB-500 bomb.

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Ukraine says it destroyed glide bombs at a Russian air base that aircraft fly out of to bomb the front lines

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A screenshot from a video FAB-3000 glide bomb mid-flight, surrounded by clouds, with the logo of the Russian defense ministry in the top-right corner.
A FAB-3000 glide bomb is seen mid-flight in this video released on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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Satellite images show long-range strikes destroyed a Russian aircraft that can drop glide bombs, Ukraine says

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A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber releasing a FAB-3000 glide bomb to strike Ukrainian targets in a video published on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber releasing a FAB-3000 glide bomb to strike Ukrainian targets in a video published on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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Defeating Russia's massive 6,600-lb glide bomb may mean risking Ukraine's Patriots if it can't take out the fighter-bombers on the ground

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A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber releases a FAB-3000 glide bomb to strike Ukrainian targets in this video released on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
A Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber releases a FAB-3000 glide bomb to strike Ukrainian targets in this video released on July 14 by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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Russia bragged that it dropped a 3-ton bomb on Ukraine. A video shows its huge size.

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A composite image shows what Russia says is a FAB-3000 glide bomb being loaded onto a Su-34 aircraft and then the aircraft dropping the bomb against a blue sky
A composite image shows what Russia says is a FAB-3000 glide bomb being loaded onto a Su-34 aircraft and the aircraft dropping the bomb.

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Russia's new 3.3-ton glide bomb escalates the destructive potential of its airstrike campaign against Ukraine

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A glide bomb in the air.
A Russian FAB-500 with a precision guidance kit is mounted on a Su-34.

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