Glide bombs have added new destructive firepower to Russia’s indiscriminate, scorched-earth campaign in eastern Ukraine, as seen in the recent conquest of Avdiivka.
By David L. Stern and Serhii Korolchuk, The Washington PostA crater is seen next to the private building destroyed after a Russian missile attack in Novomoskovsk, near Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
The most effective counter to this increasingly plentiful Russian menace, say Ukrainians, is still a long way off: the U.S.-made F-16 fighter planes the country has been clamoring for. In an account posted on the social media site Telegram during the battle, Maksym Zhorin of Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade described how 60 to 80 of the glide bombs were crashing into his area every day. “These bombs completely destroy any position. All buildings and structures simply turn into a pit after the arrival of just one.”
“Russian glide bombs are good for urban warfare, striking places like Avdiivka where you more or less know which area you should be aiming at,” he said. “And at some point, you may destroy a building, but you have essentially no control over which building you will actually hit.” “We try to counter them with limited means at hand,” Bielieskov said. Ultimately, one of the best ways to “remedy the situation for Ukraine” would be F-16s, which Ukrainian pilots are training to fly and which could be in use by summer.
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