Russia dropped a “sensible bomb” on itself in Belgorod Oblast, the Astra Telegram channel reported on Jan 26.
The bomb, a UMPB-250, was present in a village within the Russian area however there have been no casualties or harm. The UMPB-250 makes use of the identical warhead as a Soviet-era FAB-250 however is designed to be “sensible” and “glide” with a navigation module built-in with steering, antennas, and a turbojet energy unit.
Russia has continuously dropped bombs on its territory or the occupied territories in Ukraine. ASTRA counted 165 self-inflicted FAB bombs in 2024 in addition to 13 this yr.
Moscow alters and upgrades its Soviet-era bombs to beat Ukraine’s defenses and enhance accuracy. It makes use of glide bombs, significantly in relentless assaults on Kharkiv Oblast subsequent to the Belgorod Oblast border, that are FAB weapons upgraded with a Unified Gliding and Correction Module (UMPK), permitting it to glide to its goal.
Russian forces are additionally enhancing the digital techniques for satellite tv for pc navigation. The bombs are sometimes outfitted with Kometa antennas to stabilize communication alerts and are extra impervious to digital warfare interference.
The Kyiv IndependentKateryna Hodunova