Ukraine cannot currently effectively fight glider or guided bombs, an air force spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the bombs were dropped using Russia's Su-34 and Su-35 fighter jets beyond the reach of Kyiv's air defense systems. To push these jets out of range, Ignat said, Ukraine would need upgraded air defense capabilities, such as the Patriot surface-to-air missile system.
An F-16CJ from the 78th Fighter Squadron, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina flies over the Eglin Land Range as the pilot releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition during a test mission February 25, 2003. JDAM"smart" munitions have been supplied to Ukraine, which is also facing down Russian gliding bombs."There is nothing to get them yet, it is the planes that launch them," Ignat told Ukrainian media.
The U.S. has promised to deliver this capability to Ukraine, committing to speeding up the time it takes to get Patriots operational in Ukraine. Russia has used adapted munitions like the KAB-500 in Ukraine including in the Sumy region, Ukraine said last month. Media in the country has previously reported that Russia has used newly developed 1,500 kilograms guided bombs, unveiled in 2019. Ukrainian military outlet,said the UPAB-1500B bombs, which have a reported range of up to 25 miles, had been used earlier this year in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine.
The warhead of the bomb exceeds 1,000 kilograms and the bomb uses inertial and satellite guidance to reach its target, according to Russian media. One Russian outlet reported that the UPAB-1500B can be carried by many of Russia's military aircraft, including multirole fighters and bombers.
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