Russian forces bombard Kursk region amid Ukrainian advances
"An operation is underway in the Kursk region," reports the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the latest military report, the Russian Federation's army continues striking its own territory in the Kursk region to combat the Ukrainians stationed there.
5:21 PM EDT, September 23, 2024
Since the beginning of August 2024, Ukrainians have been boasting of successive successes related to bold attacks directed towards the Kursk region. Consequently, the Russians regularly bring out heavy artillery and, in an act of desperation, even resort to shelling their own territory with valuable Iskander-M ballistic missiles.
Thus, the Russian Federation is trying to stop the Ukrainian raids near Kursk and force them to retreat at all costs.
Russia continues to shell the Kursk region
As stated in the latest report from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an operation involving Russian aviation is still ongoing in the Kursk region. "The aviation continues to strike its own territory with guided air bombs. Currently, there are reports of 16 air raids using 27 guided air bombs," the staff reports.
The Ukrainians do not specify what ammunition the Russians are using, but it is worth noting that some of the most popular tools used by the Russian Federation to attack enemy positions are the guided bombs of the FAB family. It is also significant that, according to the latest expert analyses, Russian warehouses currently hold over 100 Iskander-M missiles, which are also used to destroy enemy positions.
Russians still strike Ukrainian positions
The FABs mentioned are a type of gliding bomb fitted with UMPK modules, which have brought the Russians much success on the battlefield. UMPK is a system that allows for precise targeting and bomb dropping on targets more than 25 miles from the drop point. These modules include deployable wings and a guidance section based on inertial and satellite navigation. Even if the precision of Russian technical solutions falls short of Western counterparts, these bombs compensate with greater destructive power.
Bombs from the FAB family come in various weights - 1,100 lbs, 3,300 lbs, or even 6,600 lbs. The latter contains over 3,300 lbs of TNT, making them among the most destructive in the entire Russian arsenal. The blast wave of such a bomb has a range of several hundred yards, which means it can destroy even heavily fortified positions.
