Destroyed by the ‘monster bomb’… Did Russia drop a 3,000kg ‘glide bomb’? [포착]

▲ A video has been launched exhibiting that Russia used a 3,000 kg FAB-3000 glide bomb within the Kharkiv area. Because the Russian army continues its offensive this 12 months, pouring in ‘glide bombs’ largely within the north-eastern area of Ukraine, the ‘tremendous bomb’ damaging disclosure. On the twentieth (native time), US army media The Battle Zone reported that the Russian army was believed to have used the three,000 kg FAB-3000 M54 tremendous bomb for the primary time.

On the twentieth, the pro-Russian Telegram channel ‘FighterBomber’ launched a video claiming that the FAB-3000 M54 geared up with a glide bundle (UMPK) was utilized in fight for the primary time. Within the video, you may see that the world across the three-story constructing abruptly explodes and is engulfed in flames. The Telegram channel Fighterbomber reported that the Russian FAB-3000 bomber fell on Kharkiv Rych, and though it didn’t hit the goal immediately, it brought on vital injury ▲ A part of the video In response to this, the Command Spokesman stated Ukrainian Air Pressure Ilya Yevlash “. Now we have verified the video,” he stated, “We have to go to the scene and study the wreckage to have the ability to inform precisely what kind of weapon was used.” He stated, “The usage of the FAB-3000 may be very uncommon, and if confirmed by way of investigation, it will be one of many first instances in Russia utilizing such a robust bomb.” “

The FAB-3000 is a 3-ton glide bomb designed to destroy cities and port services, and is taken into account one of the crucial highly effective spherical bombs within the Russian army’s possession. A glide bomb is a bomb that doesn’t have a propeller however has elevate producing wings for battlefield steering towards Ukraine. Knowledge image of a Russian army glide bomb It’s this glide bomb that’s at the moment placing the Ukrainian military on the defensive. In line with studies, glide bombs began showing final 12 months and their use began rising quickly from the start of this 12 months. Specifically, final February, the Russian army succeeded in fully taking management of Audijivka, a battlefield in jap Ukraine, and it’s recognized that glide bombs performed an vital function. Amongst them, the commonest glide bomb is the previous Soviet-made FAB-500 bomb, and till not too long ago, probably the most highly effective glide bomb was the ‘FAB-1500’ ▲ Former Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu on a tour of the Am March munitions manufacturing unit. The bomb proven within the background is known as the FAB-3000 M54. The FAB-1500 weighs about 1.5 tons, greater than a 3rd of which is the warhead itself. Since it’s often dropped from a fighter jet at a distance of 60 to 70 km, it’s troublesome for the Ukrainian air protection system to detect and shoot it down. The FAB-1500 has a destruction radius of practically 500 m, can destroy bunkers as much as 20 m deep, and might penetrate as much as 3 m of strengthened concrete. In consequence, the FAB-3000, which appears to have been carried out this time, is at the very least twice as highly effective.

Final March, the Russian Ministry of Protection not solely doubled the manufacturing of the FAB-1500 because the glide bomb demonstrated nice energy on the battlefield, but additionally introduced plans to Produce FAB-3000.

Reporter Park Jong-ik