Russia is pounding Ukraine with powerful glide bombs.
Forty of the bombs were dropped on military and civilian targets in one region on Monday.
The powerful bombs can weigh weigh as much as 3,300 pounds, Forbes reported.
AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia is pounding Ukraine with powerful glide bombs, hitting a single Ukrainian region with 40 of the weapons in one night this week, Hans Petter Midttun, a nonresident fellow at the Centre of Defence Strategies, wrote for the Euromaidan Press.
"First employed in early March, the Russian-winged UPAB-1500 and FAB-500 glide bombs are being used in increasing numbers," the military expert wrote.
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