⚡️Air Force: Modern fighter jets needed to counter new Russian gliding bomb.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 5, 2023
Spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat confirmed on March 6 that Russia has used new 1.5-ton UPAB-1500B gliding bombs for the first time, designed to hit highly-protected objects at a range of up to 40 kilometers.