Mykola Wielikov, a Ukrainian military analyst and researcher at the Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic Studies, agreed with the president that the only way to destroy Russian glide bombs would be to shoot down the fighter-bombers carrying them or hit them with missiles. Airfield where the base is located.
“Only Patriots with expensive missiles can shoot down the bombers. But you have to get the Patriots close to the front line to get the bombers, and then the launchers become vulnerable.” Bieljskop told POLITICO.
According to him, it is necessary to attack Russian airfields located about 250 km from the border. The analyst added that if Russia were not able to use those airfields, it would significantly reduce the intensity of its bombing campaign and increase the load on its aircraft if they had to fly from more distant airfields.
Russian glide bombs have become a key tactic for the Kremlin and are a growing problem for Ukraine since early 2024, Bielieskov said.
Russia has been dropping about 120 to 150 bombs a day on Ukrainian military bases. It also regularly launches 500 to 1,500 kilogram bombs on Ukraine’s main front-line cities.
The Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office reported on Sunday that a glide bomb launched in Belgorod destroyed a postal logistics terminal in Kharkiv this weekend, killing one person and wounding nine others, including an infant.
